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The following 8 entries include the term the woods.
chicken of the woods
noun phrase: an edible bracket fungus (Laetiporus sulphureus) of North America and Europe that forms thick, fleshy, shelflike fruiting bodies (as on tree trunks) which are usually bright orange above and sulfur yellow below
hen of the woods
noun: an edible bracket fungus (Grifola frondosa) of North America and Eurasia that forms large clusters of pale gray to brown fruiting bodies comprised of wavy, fanlike caps found usually at the base of trees and that is valued for its earthy flavor and medicinal properties : maitake
bull of the woods
flame-of-the-woods
noun: an East Indian shrub (Ixora coccinea) with showy scarlet flowers
man of the woods
babe in the woods
noun phrase: a person who is innocent or who lacks experience
neck of the woods
noun phrase: the place or area where someone lives
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