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    FOMES

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in treesplay

    Synonyms:

    Fomes; genus Fomes

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Fomes" is a kind of...):

    fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

    Meronyms (members of "Fomes"):

    agaric; Fomes igniarius (fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses)

    Holonyms ("Fomes" is a member of...):

    family Polyporaceae; Polyporaceae (fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees)

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