pəˌlipəˈrā(ˌ)lēz; ˌpälēp-, ˌpälə̇p- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Polyporus + -ales
: an order of basidiomycetous fungi (subclass Homobasidiomycetes) that is often included in Agaricales and that includes chiefly saprophytic fungi (as of wood) typically with shelflike or resupinate fruiting bodies which have a smooth or wrinkled often porose hymenium — compare clavariaceae , hydnaceae , polyporaceae