Definition of Polyporus igniarius. Meaning of Polyporus igniarius. Synonyms of Polyporus igniarius

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Definition of Polyporus igniarius

Polyporus igniarius
Touchwood Touch"wood`, n. [Probably for tachwood; OE. tache tinder (of uncertain origin) + wood.] 1. Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk. 2. Dried fungi used as tinder; especially, the Polyporus igniarius.
Polyporus igniarius
Agaric Ag"a*ric (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. ?, said to be fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.] 1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus Agaricus, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example. 2. An old name for several species of Polyporus, corky fungi growing on decaying wood. Note: The ``female agaric' (Polyporus officinalis) was renowned as a cathartic; the ``male agaric' (Polyporus igniarius) is used for preparing touchwood, called punk or German tinder. Agaric mineral, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of lime, sometimes called rock milk, formed in caverns or fissures of limestone.

Meaning of Polyporus igniarius from wikipedia

- Polyporus fulvus R. Hartig Polyporus igniarius var. effusoreflexus Velen., (1922) Polyporus pomaceus (Pers.) Pers., (1825) Polyporus sorbi Velen., (1922) Pseudofomes...
- connections. Fomes fomentarius can easily be confused with P****inus igniarius, species from the genus Ganoderma and Fomitopsis pinicola. An easy way...
- linteus, is a tropical American species. Liu (1974) treated P****inus igniarius as sanghuang. P****inus baumii was the name for this mushroom seen in...
- species growing on living trees can grow over 80 years old (e.g. P****inus igniarius). Most species of polypores develop new, short-lived fruit bodies annually...
- Similar species include Fuscoporia ferruginosa, Fuscoporia gilva, P****inus igniarius, and P****inus tremulae. Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a...
- 2307/3760794. JSTORĀ 3760794. Shigo AL. (1970). "Growth of Polyporus glomeratus, Poria obliqua, Fomes igniarius, and Pholiota squarrosa-adiposa in media amended...