genus polyporus

1. 1.

   type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers

   SynonymsPolyporus

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofPolyporaceae

Questions about genus polyporus

What does genus polyporus mean?

genus polyporus means "type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers".

What is another word for genus polyporus?

Close synonyms include Polyporus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus polyporus a common word?

genus polyporus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.