Definition of Fomes igniarius

1. Noun. Fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses.

Exact synonyms: Agaric
Generic synonyms: Fungus
Group relationships: Fomes, Genus Fomes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fomes Igniarius

Fokker-Planck equation
Foley Y-plasty pyeloplasty
Foley catheter
Foley operation
Folin's reaction
Folin's reagent
Folin's test
Folin-Looney test
Folkestone
Folli's process
Folsom culture
Foltz' valvule
Fomalhaut
Fomalhaut dust ring
Fomes igniarius (current term)
Fomor
Fomorian
Fon
Fonda
Fonio's solution
Fonsecaea
Fontana's canal
Fontana's spaces
Fontana's stain
Fontanne
Fontenoy
Fonteyn

Literary usage of Fomes igniarius

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

1. Manual of Tree Diseases by William Howard Rankin (1918)
"The common white wood-rot of deciduous trees is caused by the fungus Fomes igniarius (= Fomes nigricans). The spores from the tubes on the under surface of ..."

2. The Valuation of American Timberlands by Karl Wilson Woodward (1921)
"Butternut — no serious enemies. Shagbark hickory — no serious enemies. Black birch — gypsy moth, heart rot (Fomes igniarius and f ..."

3. Fungous Diseases of Plants, with Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"Among many species of com- mon occurrence, special mention should be made of Fomes igniarius, Fomes fomentarius, and Fomes Pi- nicola. ..."

4. A Preliminary Report on the Hymeniales of Connecticut by Edward Albert White (1905)
"(L.) Murrill. Mansfield, March (350). Plate XXXV; the lower specimens. Fomes igniarius (L.) Fr. (fiery). ..."

5. Studies of American Fungi: Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, Etc by George Francis Atkinson (1900)
"Polyporus igniarius (L.) Fr. [Fomes igniarius (L.) Fr.] is a black species, more or less triangular, or sometimes hoof-shaped. The yearly zones are smaller, ..."

6. A Text-book of Plant Diseases Caused by Cryptogamic Parasites by George Massee (1907)
"... powdered with white at first, then ferruginous; spores brown, elliptical, base abruptly truncate, 6 X 3-5-4 p- Fomes igniarius, Fries, Syst. ..."

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