noun. Any of various tough basidiomycetous fungi that release their spores through pores, sometimes lack a stem, and usually grow on wood.

noun. A fungus belonging to the genus Polyporus.

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

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

"Reishi has a smooth, dark-reddish-mahogany varnished cap, with whitish edges when young, but flip it over and you'll find a white-yellowish underside filled with tiny pin-prick pores it's a polypore, a brown spore print."

basidiomycete  basidiomycetous fungi  

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