Definition of Bracket fungus

1. Noun. A woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structures.

Exact synonyms: Shelf Fungus
Generic synonyms: Polypore, Pore Fungus, Pore Mushroom

Definition of Bracket fungus

1. Noun. Any of various fungi of the family ''Polyporaceae'', whose fruiting bodies form on trees and resemble shelves. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bracket Fungus

bracing
bracingly
bracings
braciola
braciolas
braciole
bracioles
brack
brackebuschite
bracken
bracken poisoning
bracken staggers
brackens
bracket
bracket creep
bracket fungus (current term)
bracket out
bracketed
bracketed blenny
bracketing
bracketless
bracketlike
bracketry
brackets
brackish
brackishly
brackishness
brackishnesses
brackishwater
bracks

Literary usage of Bracket fungus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents, Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"A bracket fungus found by Professor Atkinson was eighty years old; however, this may have ... The creamy surface of the great bracket fungus on which ..."

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