Trametes

noun

Trame·​tes

ˈtraməˌtēz,

-rām-

: a genus of pore fungi (family Polyporaceae) having leathery pileate sporophores with the meeting line between pores and context uneven

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from trama

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