hen-of-the-woods

hen of the woods

noun
a large, grayish-brown, edible fungus, Polyporus frondosus, forming a mass of overlapping caps at the base of trees and somewhat resembling a hen.
Also, hen-of-the-woods.
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hen-of-the-woods

noun
large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees 
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hen of the woods

noun
large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees [syn: hen-of-the-woods
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