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beefsteak fungus

DEFINITIONS OF: beefsteak fungus

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n a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States

Synonyms:
Fistulina hepatica
Type of:
polypore, pore fungus, pore mushroom
woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent
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