HyperDic: hen-of-the-woods

English > 1 sense of the word *hen-of-the-woods*:
NOUN	plant	hen-of-the-woods, hen of the woods, Polyporus frondosus, Grifola frondosa	large 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
Meaning	large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees.
Synonyms	hen of the woods, Polyporus frondosus, Grifola frondosa
Member of	Polyporus, genus Polyporus	type genus of the Polyporaceae
Broader	fungus	An organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter
Catalan	Grifola frondosa