NOUN | plant | Jew's-ear, Jew's-ears, ear fungus, Auricularia auricula | widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood |
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Meaning | widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood. | |
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Synonyms | Jew's-ears, ear fungus, Auricularia auricula | |
Member of | Auricularia, genus Auricularia | type genus of the Auriculariaceae |
Broader | jelly fungus | Any fungus of the order ... / order Tremellales or Auriculariales whose fruiting body is jellylike in consistency when fresh |
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