polypore

[ pol-ee-pawr, -pohr ]

noun

1. a woody pore fungus, Laetiporus ( Polyporus ) sulphureus, that forms large, brightly colored, shelflike growths on old logs and tree stumps.

Word History and Origins

Origin of polypore¹

1900–05; < New Latin Polyporus; poly-, pore ²

Example Sentences

Another post teaches a mycological lesson, pairing mushrooms with astrological signs: Scorpios are reishi mushrooms, because they are “secretly a softy” — a nod to the polypore mushroom’s porous underside.

From Seattle Times

I passed on two species only because one, resinous polypore, did not appeal to me and the other, the hedgehog mushroom, was too old when I found it.

From Salon

There were familiar campus ginkgoes, cedars in Brooklyn, polypore mushrooms climbing a tree in Utah.

From New York Times

Fastened to leather bands in his equipment, researchers found the birch polypore fungus, which the Iceman may have used to calm inflammation or as an antibiotic.

From Science Magazine

Also known as clinker polypore, chaga looks like a clump of dirt with some orange areas.

From Washington Post