polypore

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noun

Any of a group of tough, leathery poroid mushrooms similar to boletes but typically lacking a distinct stalk.

Similar
bracket fungusshelf funguspore funguspore mushroom
OriginEnglish pore ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

nounpolypore (plural polypores)

plural polypores

  1. Any of a group of tough, leathery poroid mushrooms similar to boletes but typically lacking a distinct stalk.

    Synonyms: bracket fungus, shelf fungus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a group of tough, leathery poroid mushrooms similar to boletes but typically lacking a distinct stalk.

Similar
bracket fungusshelf fungus

More synonyms by meaning

nounwoody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent

Similar
pore funguspore mushroom
Broader
basidiomycetebasidiomycetous fungi
Also see
bracket fungus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishpore
  6. Englishpolypore

From poly- + pore.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

polyrepo
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APA

polypore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polypore

MLA

“polypore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polypore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polypore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polypore.

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