Polyporales

plural noun

Po·​lyp·​o·​ra·​les

pəˌlipəˈrā(ˌ)lēz;

ˌpälēp-,

ˌpälə̇p-

: an order of basidiomycetous fungi (subclass Homobasidiomycetes) that is often included in Agaricales and that includes chiefly saprophytic fungi (as of wood) typically with shelflike or resupinate fruiting bodies which have a smooth or wrinkled often porose hymenium compare clavariaceae, hydnaceae , polyporaceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Polyporus + -ales

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