HyperDic: hen-of-the-woods

English > 1 sense of the word hen-of-the-woods:
NOUNplanthen-of-the-woods, hen of the woods, Polyporus frondosus, Grifola frondosalarge greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees
English > hen-of-the-woods: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees.
Synonymshen of the woods, Polyporus frondosus, Grifola frondosa
Member ofPolyporus, genus Polyporustype genus of the Polyporaceae
BroaderfungusAn organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter
CatalanGrifola frondosa

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