hoof fungus

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Noun

hoof fungus (plural hoof fungi)

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hoof fungus

Wikipedia

1. A fungal plant pathogen of species Fomes fomentarius, found in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, producing large polypore fruiting bodies shaped like a horse's hoof, used for tinder.

Synonyms

• tinder fungus

Translations

Fomes fomentarius

Albanian: bulledër f Catalan: bolet d'esca m Dutch: echte tonderzwam c French: amadouvier (fr) m German: Zunderschwamm (de) m Italian: fungo esca del fuoco m Polish: hubiak pospolity m Portuguese: casco de cavalo m, fungo pavio m Spanish: hongo yesca m, hongo yesquero m, hongo pata de caballo m Swedish: fnöskticka c Welsh: carn y fedwen m, golosged y coed m