Polyporus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Polyporus \Po*lyp"o*rus\, n.; pl. {Polypori}. [NL., fr. Gr.
     poly`s many + ? a pore.] (Bot.)
     A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute
     pores; also, any fungus of this genus.
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     Note: {Polyporus fomentarius} was formerly dried and cut in
           slices for tinder, called amadou. {Polyporus betulinus}
           is common in America, and forms very large thick white
           semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several
           species of {Polyporous} are considered edible.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Polyporus
       n : type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens
           of e.g. birches and conifers [syn: {genus Polyporus}]