wood ear
noun
Definition of wood ear
: any of several ear- or cup-shaped basidiomycetous fungi (genus Auricularia) that grow on wood: such asa : an edible brownish fungus (A. auricula) of North Americab : a cultivated usually dark brown edible fungus (A. polytricha) used in Chinese cooking
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1911
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1911
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