Associations to the word «Fomes»

Wiktionary

FOMES, noun. (medicine) (obsolete) Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs.

Dictionary definition

FOMES, noun. Genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees.

Wise words

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