bracket fungus
noun
the leathery, corky, or woody, shelflike basidiocarp of certain wood-rotting fungi that form on tree trunks, lumber, etc.; conk.
Origin of bracket fungus
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby bracket fungus
bracken,
bracket,
bracket clock,
bracket creep,
bracket foot,
bracket fungus,
bracket saw,
bracketing,
bracketology,
brackets,
brackett series
British Dictionary definitions for bracket fungus
bracket fungus
noun
any saprotroph or parasitic fungus of the basidiomycetous family Polyporaceae, growing as a shelflike mass (bracket) from tree trunks and producing spores in vertical tubes in the bracket
Scientific definitions for bracket fungus
bracket fungus
[ brăk′ĭt ]
See shelf fungus.