GENUS FOMES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Fomes mean? 

• GENUS FOMES (noun)
  The noun GENUS FOMES has 1 sense:

1. genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees

  Familiarity information: GENUS FOMES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS FOMES (noun)

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Meaning:

Genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Fomes; genus Fomes

Hypernyms ("genus Fomes" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "genus Fomes"):

agaric; Fomes igniarius (fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses)

Holonyms ("genus Fomes" is a member of...):

family Polyporaceae; Polyporaceae (fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees)