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Definition of pore fungus - 2 dictionary results

pore fungus

–noun
any fungus of the families Boletacea and Polyporaceae, bearing spores in tubes or pores.

Origin:
1920–25
pore fungus  
n.  Any of various basidiomycetous fungi of the families Boletaceae and Polyporaceae, whose basidia line the inside of tubes that lead to exterior pores. Also called polypore.
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