From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fomes \Fo"mes\ (f[=o]"m[=e]z), noun; pl. {Fomites} (f[o^]m"[i^]*t[=e]z). [L. fomes, -itis, touch-wood, tinder.] (Med.) Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees [syn: {genus Fomes}]
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