Definition of Polyporaceae

1. Noun. Fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees.


Medical Definition of Polyporaceae

1. A class of basidiomycetous fungi, order aphyllophorales, living in decaying plant matter and timber. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyporaceae

polypnea
polypneas
polypneic
polypod
polypode
polypodia
polypodial
polypodies
polypodium
polypods
polypody
polypoid
polypoid adenoma
polypoid gallbladder lesions
polypomedusae
polyporaceae (current term)
polypore
polypores
polyporous
polyporus
polyposia
polyposic
polyposis
polyposis coli
polyposis syndromes
polypotent
polypotome
polypotrite
polypous
polypous endocarditis

Literary usage of Polyporaceae

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

1. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1905)
"A KEY TO THE STIPITATE polyporaceae OF TEMPERATE NORTH AMERICA —I BY WILLIAM A. MURRILL KEY TO THE GENERA Surface of ..."

2. Journal of Mycology by William Ashbrook Kellerman, Job Bicknell Ellis, Benjamin Matlack Everhart (1905)
"KEY to the perennial polyporaceae of NA, see polyporaceae, Key . ... species, see polyporaceae, Key . . KEY to the stipitate polyporaceae of NA, ..."

3. Bulletin (1914)
"The Distribution and Abundance of polyporaceae causing the Decay of Timber Trees in certain Regions of Northern Wisconsin. The territory in which I more ..."

4. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1916)
"... certain critical forms of polyporaceae, discussing characters and technique, and presents his conclusions in definitions of the 22 species considered. ..."

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