Syn: ear fungus, . [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Jew's-ears — noun widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood • Syn: ↑Jew s ear, ↑ear fungus, ↑Auricularia auricula • Hypernyms: ↑jelly fungus • Member Holonyms: ↑Auricularia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Jew's-ear — Jew s ears Jew s ears , n. (Bot.) A widely distributed species of edible fungus ({Auricularia auricula judae}, formerly {Hirneola Auricula Jud[ae]}, or {Hirneola Auricula}), bearing some resemblance to the human ear and growing on decaying wood … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jew's-ear — noun widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood • Syn: ↑Jew s ears, ↑ear fungus, ↑Auricularia auricula • Hypernyms: ↑jelly fungus • Member Holonyms: ↑Auricularia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
jew's ear — /ˈdjuz ɪə/ (say dyoohz ear) noun 1. an edible tropical fungus, Auricularia auricula, often found on rotting logs where it grows in glistening brown or tan coloured ears. 2. any of various other related species, as the hairy jew s ear …
Jew's-ear — noun A kind of edible fungus growing on tree trunks, formerly used for medicinal purposes. Over the hearth hang bunches of drying mushrooms, the thin, curling kind they call jews ears, which have grown on the elder trees since Judas hanged… … Wiktionary
hairy jew's ear — noun a fungus, Auricularia polytricha, which grows in convex ears or brackets on decaying wood, the upper surface being velvety with a dense grey coating of pale hairs, and the lower surface being smooth and purple brown, often with a pale bloom… …
Auricularia auricula-judae — Jew s ear Jew s ear , Jew s ears Jew s ears , n. (Bot.) A widely distributed species of edible fungus ({Auricularia auricula judae}, formerly {Hirneola Auricula Jud[ae]}, or {Hirneola Auricula}), bearing some resemblance to the human ear and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hirneola Auricula — Jew s ear Jew s ear , Jew s ears Jew s ears , n. (Bot.) A widely distributed species of edible fungus ({Auricularia auricula judae}, formerly {Hirneola Auricula Jud[ae]}, or {Hirneola Auricula}), bearing some resemblance to the human ear and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hirneola Auricula-Judae — Jew s ear Jew s ear , Jew s ears Jew s ears , n. (Bot.) A widely distributed species of edible fungus ({Auricularia auricula judae}, formerly {Hirneola Auricula Jud[ae]}, or {Hirneola Auricula}), bearing some resemblance to the human ear and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ear fungus — noun widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood • Syn: ↑Jew s ear, ↑Jew s ears, ↑Auricularia auricula • Hypernyms: ↑jelly fungus • Member Holonyms: ↑Auricularia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
