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SHEEP POLYPORE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular
Synonyms:
Albatrellus ovinus; sheep polypore
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sheep polypore" 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)
Holonyms ("sheep polypore" is a member of...):
family Polyporaceae; Polyporaceae (fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees)
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