Definition of wood ear
: any of several ear- or cup-shaped basidiomycetous fungi (genus Auricularia) that grow on wood: such 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
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The first known use of wood ear was in 1911
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