polypore

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *póros

Proto-Hellenic *póros

Ancient Greek πόρος (póros)bor.

Latin poruslbor.

Old French porebor.

Middle English pore

English pore

English polypore

From poly- + pore.

Noun

polypore (plural polypores)

1. Any of a group of tough, leathery poroid mushrooms similar to boletes but typically lacking a distinct stalk.

Synonyms

• bracket fungus, shelf fungus

Derived terms

• sheep polypore
• white cheese polypore

Translations

tough, leathery, poroid mushroom — see bracket fungus

French

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Noun

polypore m (plural polypores)

1. polypore

Further reading

• “polypore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012