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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