Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various tough basidiomycetous fungi that release their spores through pores, sometimes lack a stem, and usually grow on wood.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fungus belonging to the genus Polyporus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of a group of tough,
leathery poroidmushrooms similar toboletes but typically lacking a distinctstalk .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
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Examples
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Reishi has a smooth, dark-reddish-mahogany varnished cap, with whitish edges when young, but flip it over and you'll find a white-yellowish underside filled with tiny pin-prick pores it's a polypore, a brown spore print.
NYT > Home Page By AVA CHIN 2011
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This catalyzing event sets off an international promenade to uncover the secrets of the polypore, as newfound clues lead the duo through the urban landscapes of New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Barcelona and Tokyo.
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This catalyzing event sets off an international promenade to uncover the secrets of the polypore, as newfound clues lead the duo through the urban landscapes of New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Barcelona and
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One day, through a bizarre series of chemical reactions, a rare breed of polypore grows from a plant in Paul's bedroom - imbuing him with telepathic abilities.
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One day, through a bizarre series of chemical reactions, a rare breed of polypore grows from a plant in Paul's bedroom - imbuing him with telepathic abilities.
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You might also consider. .. the Weil Immune Support Formula [,] which contains both astragalus and immune-supportive polypore mushrooms
NPR Topics: News 2009
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And the Federal Trade Commission, in drweil. com, said the site had better quit saying that its Immune Support Formula, which is listed as containing the astragalus plant and polypore mushrooms, including reishi, "can help ward off colds and flu."
U.S. News 2009
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A large specimen of birch polypore (Piptoporus betulinus) growing on the underside of a fallen trunk. says:
The Magpie's Hoard 2008
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A large specimen of birch polypore (Piptoporus betulinus) growing on the underside of a fallen trunk. says:
The Magpie's Hoard 2008
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A large specimen of birch polypore (Piptoporus betulinus) growing on the underside of a fallen trunk. says:
The Magpie's Hoard 2008
knitandpurl commented on the word polypore
"Overhead, lounging across doorways and oblivious to my progress, floated half-naked stucco women with dusty bosoms; higher still, edging towards the invisible land that extends behind us, the heads of National Revivalists grew from the facades like giant polypores."
Empty Streets by Michal Ajvaz, translated by Andrew Oakland, p 87 of the Dalkey Archive paperback edition
January 17, 2017