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OLIGOPORUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Oligoporus mean? 

OLIGOPORUS (noun)
  The noun OLIGOPORUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceaeplay

  Familiarity information: OLIGOPORUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OLIGOPORUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Oligoporus; Oligoporus

Hypernyms ("Oligoporus" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Holonyms ("Oligoporus" is a member of...):

family Polyporaceae; Polyporaceae (fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees)


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