The fruiting structure of a wood-rotting fungus, especially of one of the Polyporaceae.[1] Fin. Swe.

a hard, fruiting body containing spores of a wood-decaying fungus.

Fruiting body of a wood destroying fungus.

a fertile fruit body

The fruiting body (mushroom) of certain fungi often appearing on the stems of dead or dying trees and down logs.

Woody or leathery spore-producing body of wood decay fungi, generally forming on the external surface of branches and trunks.

The basidiocarp of a wood-decaying fungus, usually a polypore. ( 21)

A fruiting body of a wood decay fungus that bears basidia.

The large, often bracket-like fruiting bodies of wood-consuming fungi (Basidiomycetes).

The visible fruiting body of a wood-rotting fungus, especially of the family Polyporaceae, usually indicating well established rot in the underlying wood.