How to Use chicken of the woods in a Sentence

chicken of the woods

noun phrase

• While hen of the woods only grows in the fall, chicken of the woods will emerge in the spring.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
• Mushrooms like [hen of the woods] and chicken of the woods really benefit from a good, long cook.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
• But what takes the chicken of the woods a step further is its bright orange color that’s impossible to miss in any forest.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
• But the Jack-o’-Lantern’s telltale gills, or long, deep slits under the cap, will set you straight, since the chicken of the woods has pores underneath instead.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
• For this reason, these poisonous mushrooms are more commonly confused with other types of edible mushrooms like chicken of the woods and chanterelles (more on these in a minute).
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
• How to Identify Chicken of the Woods Mushrooms Lucky for beginner foragers, chicken of the woods is easy to identify.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
• While an exact number of edible mushroom species in Kentucky is unknown, the University of Kentucky says edible species include chanterelle, chicken of the woods and oyster mushrooms.
  — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Mar. 2026