Definition of Oligoporus

1. Noun. A genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Oligoporus
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Family Polyporaceae, Polyporaceae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oligoporus

Oleandra
Oleandra mollis
Oleandra neriiformis
Oleandraceae
Olearia
Olearia argophylla
Olearia haastii
Olene
Olfersia
Olfersia cervina
Olga
Olga Korbut
Oligocene
Oligocene epoch
Oligoplites
Oligoporus (current term)
Oligoporus leucospongia
Olimbos
Olive
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hazard Perry
Oliver Heaviside
Oliver Stone
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Oliverian

Literary usage of Oligoporus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"At the ventral or younger portion of the corona of Oligoporus there are only two ... The four columns of ambulacral plates of adult Oligoporus are the ..."

2. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1896)
"The above described specimens of the genus Oligoporus, while not numerous in individuals observed, are sufficient to make a fair relative comparison with ..."

3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1868)
"We also know, from a crushed specimen of Oligoporus Dana, ... On the same grounds, however, we would have as good reason to regard both Oligoporus and ..."

4. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1895)
"Oligoporus nobilis Meek & Worthen, 1868; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., vol. XIX, p. ... Surface covered with small tubercles at the spine bases. Oligoporus ..."

5. Bulletin by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1898)
"Oligoporus Dana: Meek and Worthen, Proc. Acad. Xat. Sei. ... 35. Keokuk Group : Keokuk, Iowa, or Warsaw, Illinois. Oligoporus parvus ..."

6. North American Geology and Palæontology for the Use of Amateurs, Students by Samuel Almond Miller (1889)
"Cin. Sue. Nat. Hist., vol. 5, p. 175, Hud. Riv. Gr. Oligoporus, Meek ... Meek said if desirable to change Oligoporus, for that reason he would suggest ..."

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