English noun: genus Fomes | |||
1. | genus Fomes (plant) genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees | ||
Synonyms | Fomes | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fungus genus | ||
Member holonym | agaric, Fomes igniarius | ||
Member meronym | family Polyporaceae, Polyporaceae | ||