pore fungus
noun
plural pore fungi
: a basidiomycetous fungus (as of the genera Ganoderma, Laetiporus, Polyporus, and Trametes) that has the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores located on the underside of a usually tough or woody fruiting body and that is found chiefly on trees or decaying wood : polypore
Note: The fruiting bodies of most pore fungi are typically fanlike or shelflike and are commonly called bracket or shelf fungi.
Word History
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above