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BRACKET FUNGUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures
Synonyms:
bracket fungus; shelf fungus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bracket fungus" is a kind of...):
polypore; pore fungus; pore mushroom (woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent)