polyporus tenuiculus: a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods
polypore: 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
amicus curiae: an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest