1) Fungus genus 2) Genus polyporus
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Polyporus is a genus of fungi in the Polyporaceae family. It is a genus used for the production of single cell proteins, sources of mixed protein extracted from pure or mixed cultures of algae, yeasts, fungi or bacteria (grown on agricultural wastes) used as a substitute for protein-rich foods, in human and animal feeds. The name probably comes fr...
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• (n.) A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus.
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(from the article `Polyporales`) ...conifer rot, heart rot, and root rot of rubber plants (Fomes); wood decay and root rot of cacao, coffee, rubber, and other trees (Ganoderma); and ...
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Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Many + a pore. ... <botany> A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus. ... Polyporus fomentarius was formerly dried and cut in slices for tinder, called amadou. P. Betulinus is common in America, and forms very large thick white semicircular excrescences on birch trees. ...
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Po·lyp'o·rus noun ;
plural Polypori . [ New Latin , from Greek
poly`s many + ... a pore.]
(Botany) A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute pores; also, any fungus of this genus. »
Polyporus fomentarius was formerly dried and cut in...
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Polyporus is a genus of hymenomycetous fungi with over a hundred British species. They for a type of the family Polyporae in which the hymenium, or spore-bearing surface, lines the interior of closely-packed tubes on the under side of the pileus. The species are chiefly found growing on trees and stumps, with only a few species living on the ground...
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n] - type genus of the Polyporaceae
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genus Polyporus noun type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers
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