(n) 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, Syn. pore mushroom, pore fungus
(n) a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular, Syn. sheep polypore
(n) a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, Syn. scaly polypore
[ちょれい;チョレイ, chorei ; chorei] (n) (See 猪苓舞茸) umbrella polypore sclerotium (used as a diuretic, antipyretic, and antitussive in traditional Chinese medicine)