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hoof fungus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A fungal plant pathogen of species Fomes fomentarius, found in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, producing large polypore fruiting bodies shaped like a horse's hoof, used for tinder.

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: bulledër — Fomes fomentarius
  • Catalan: bolet d'esca — Fomes fomentarius
  • Dutch: echte tonderzwam — Fomes fomentarius
  • French: amadouvier — Fomes fomentarius
  • German: Zunderschwamm — Fomes fomentarius
  • Hungarian: tapló — Fomes fomentarius
  • Italian: fungo esca del fuoco — Fomes fomentarius
  • Polish: hubiak pospolity — Fomes fomentarius
  • Portuguese: casco de cavalo — Fomes fomentarius
  • Portuguese: fungo pavio — Fomes fomentarius
  • Spanish: hongo yesca — Fomes fomentarius
  • Spanish: hongo yesquero — Fomes fomentarius
  • Spanish: hongo pata de caballo — Fomes fomentarius
  • Swedish: fnöskticka — Fomes fomentarius
  • Turkish: kav mantarı — Fomes fomentarius
  • Welsh: carn y fedwen — Fomes fomentarius
  • Welsh: golosged y coed — Fomes fomentarius