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pore fungus vs shelf fungus

shelf fungus vs pore fungus

pore fungus and shelf fungus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pore fungus Yes No No No
shelf fungus Yes No No No
As nouns, shelf fungus is a hyponym of pore fungus; that is, shelf fungus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pore fungus:
  • pore fungus: woody 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
  • shelf fungus: a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures
Other hyponyms of pore fungus include bracket fungus, Albatrellus dispansus, Albatrellus ovinus, sheep polypore, Neolentinus ponderosus, Nigroporus vinosus, Oligoporus leucospongia, Polyporus tenuiculus, Polyporus squamosus, scaly polypore, beefsteak fungus, Fistulina hepatica.
pore fungus (noun) shelf fungus (noun)
woody 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 a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures
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