Ganoderma
noun
Gan·o·der·ma
ˌganōˈdərmə
in some classifications
: a genus of bracket fungi (family Polyporaceae) that are often included in the genus Fomes but when separated are distinguished on the basis of having double-walled spores with one end truncated and with a spiny brownish endospore
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from gano- + -derma