| polyporus | (n) type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers, Syn. genus Polyporus |
| polyporus squamosus | (n) 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. scaly polypore |
| polyporus tenuiculus | (n) a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods |
| hen-of-the-woods | (n) large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees, Syn. Polyporus frondosus, Grifola frondosa, hen of the woods |
| Polyporus | ‖n.; ☞ 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 |
| 猪苓舞茸 | [ちょれいまいたけ;チョレイマイタケ, choreimaitake ; choreimaitake] (n) (uk) umbrella polypore (Polyporus umbellatus) [Add to Longdo] |
| 網平茸 | [あみひらたけ;アミヒラタケ, amihiratake ; amihiratake] (n) (uk) dryad's saddle (Polyporus squamosus) [Add to Longdo] |