WOOD EAR


Meaning of WOOD EAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1917

: any of several ear- or cup-shaped basidiomycetous fungi (genus Auricularia ) that grow on wood: as

a. : an edible brownish fungus ( A. auricula ) of North America

b. : a cultivated usually dark brown edible fungus ( A. polytricha ) used in Chinese cooking

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.