shelf fungus

shelf fungus

n. See bracket fungus.

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Noun

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shelf fungus - a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structuresbracket funguspolypore, 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