bracket fungus
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bracket fungus
n.
Any of various fungi that form shelflike growths on tree trunks and wood structures. Also called shelf fungus.
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bracket fungus
n
(Plants) any saprotroph or parasitic fungus of the basidiomycetous family Polyporaceae, growing as a shelflike mass (bracket) from tree trunks and producing spores in vertical tubes in the bracket
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brack′et fun`gus
n.
any of the leathery, corky, or woody mushrooms that grow shelflike on the trunks of trees.
[1895–1900]
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| Noun | 1. |  bracket fungus - a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structurespolypore, pore fungus, pore mushroom - 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 |
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Translations
فِطْرُ الأشْجار
choroš
gyûrûgomba
sáldsveppur
choroš
ağaç gövdesinde büyüyen mantar
bracket
(ˈbrӕkit) noun1. (usually in plural) marks (eg ( ), () , < > etc) used to group together one or more words etc.
2. a support for a shelf etc. The shelf fell down because the brackets were not strong enough.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈbracketed – 1. to enclose (words etc) by brackets.
2. (sometimes with together) to group together (similar or equal people or things).
bracket fungus a round, flat fungus that grows out horizontally on the trunks of trees.
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