1. a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere; [syn: Polyporus squamosus, scaly polypore]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scaly polypore
n 1: a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a
scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely
distributed in the northern hemisphere [syn: Polyporus
squamosus, scaly polypore]