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scaly polypore vs pore fungus

pore fungus vs scaly polypore

scaly polypore and pore fungus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scaly polypore Yes No No No
pore fungus Yes No No No
As nouns, pore fungus is a hypernym of scaly polypore; that is, pore fungus is a word with a broader meaning than scaly polypore:
  • scaly polypore: a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere
  • 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
Other hypernyms of scaly polypore include polypore, pore mushroom.
scaly polypore (noun) pore fungus (noun)
a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere 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
Difference between scaly polypore and pore fungus

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