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Polyporus
(gcide) | Polyporus \Po*lyp"o*rus\, n.; pl. Polypori. [NL., fr. Gr.
poly`s many + ? a pore.] (Bot.)
A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute
pores; also, any fungus of this genus.
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Note: Polyporus fomentarius was formerly dried and cut in
slices for tinder, called amadou. Polyporus betulinus
is common in America, and forms very large thick white
semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several
species of Polyporous are considered edible.
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polyporus
(wn) | Polyporus
n 1: type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important
pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers [syn: Polyporus,
genus Polyporus] |
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Polyporus betulinus
(gcide) | Polyporus \Po*lyp"o*rus\, n.; pl. Polypori. [NL., fr. Gr.
poly`s many + ? a pore.] (Bot.)
A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute
pores; also, any fungus of this genus.
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Note: Polyporus fomentarius was formerly dried and cut in
slices for tinder, called amadou. Polyporus betulinus
is common in America, and forms very large thick white
semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several
species of Polyporous are considered edible.
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Polyporus fomentarius
(gcide) | Polyporus \Po*lyp"o*rus\, n.; pl. Polypori. [NL., fr. Gr.
poly`s many + ? a pore.] (Bot.)
A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute
pores; also, any fungus of this genus.
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Note: Polyporus fomentarius was formerly dried and cut in
slices for tinder, called amadou. Polyporus betulinus
is common in America, and forms very large thick white
semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several
species of Polyporous are considered edible.
[1913 Webster]Punk \Punk\, n. [Cf. Spunk.]
1. Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for
tinder; touchwood.
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2. A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried
for tinder; agaric.
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3. An artificial tinder. See Amadou, and Spunk.
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4. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obsoles.] --Shak.
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Polyporus frondosus
(gcide) | hen-of-the-woods \hen-of-the-woods\ n.
A large grayish-brown edible fungus (Polyporus frondosus)
forming a mass of overlapping caps at the base of trees that
somewhat resembles a hen.
Syn: hen of the woods, Polyporus frondosus.
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Polyporus igniarius
(gcide) | Touchwood \Touch"wood`\, n. [Probably for tachwood; OE. tache
tinder (of uncertain origin) + wood.]
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1. Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk.
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2. Dried fungi used as tinder; especially, the {Polyporus
igniarius}.
[1913 Webster]Agaric \Ag"a*ric\ (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. ?, said to be
fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.]
1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus Agaricus, of many species,
of which the common mushroom is an example.
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2. An old name for several species of Polyporus, corky
fungi growing on decaying wood.
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Note: The "female agaric" (Polyporus officinalis) was
renowned as a cathartic; the "male agaric" ({Polyporus
igniarius}) is used for preparing touchwood, called
punk or German tinder.
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Agaric mineral, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of
lime, sometimes called rock milk, formed in caverns or
fissures of limestone.
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Polyporus officinalis
(gcide) | Agaric \Ag"a*ric\ (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. ?, said to be
fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.]
1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus Agaricus, of many species,
of which the common mushroom is an example.
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2. An old name for several species of Polyporus, corky
fungi growing on decaying wood.
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Note: The "female agaric" (Polyporus officinalis) was
renowned as a cathartic; the "male agaric" ({Polyporus
igniarius}) is used for preparing touchwood, called
punk or German tinder.
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Agaric mineral, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of
lime, sometimes called rock milk, formed in caverns or
fissures of limestone.
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genus polyporus
(wn) | genus Polyporus
n 1: type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important
pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers [syn: Polyporus,
genus Polyporus] |
polyporus
(wn) | Polyporus
n 1: type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important
pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers [syn: Polyporus,
genus Polyporus] |
polyporus frondosus
(wn) | Polyporus frondosus
n 1: large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of
overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base
of trees [syn: hen-of-the-woods, hen of the woods,
Polyporus frondosus, Grifola frondosa] |
polyporus squamosus
(wn) | Polyporus squamosus
n 1: a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a
scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely
distributed in the northern hemisphere [syn: {Polyporus
squamosus}, scaly polypore] |
polyporus tenuiculus
(wn) | Polyporus tenuiculus
n 1: a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated
pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods |
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