Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
 
Help
Related Searches
Nearby Words

cloud ear

 - 3 dictionary results

cloud ear

 
Use cloud ear in a Sentence
–noun
a thin, blackish edible mushroom, Auricularia polytricha, used esp. in Chinese cookery.
Also called mu ehr.

Origin:
appar. an erroneous trans. of Chin mùêr, equiv. to mù tree + êr ear(s)
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To cloud ear
cloud ear  
n.  See wood ear.
wood ear  
n.  A mushroom of the genus Auricularia that grows on fallen tree trunks, used in cooking. Also called cloud ear, tree ear.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see cloud ear on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way