hen of the woods

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

Grifola frondosa, hen-of-the-woods, Polyporus frondosus

fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

genus Polyporus, Polyporus - type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers

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genus Polyporus Grifola frondosa hen-of-the-woods Polyporus Polyporus frondosus weka			Draper said two edible maitake or hen of the woods mushrooms were found in the woods near Earthlands that, combined, weighed about 12 pounds. Potluck request: Bring local food; Earthlands promoting goods ... by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) That wild-haired mushroom, hen of the woods, is roasted with grapeseed oil, infused with lemon verbena and star anise, and comes with an avocado sauce. Dada Dishes Big Ambitions by Moira Hodgson / The New York Observer They can partake of such items as a pickled shimeji mushroom salad with an enoki mushroom and porcini vinaigrette, a wild mushroom soup with black truffle-foie gras emulsion, a chanterelle mushroom mac 'n' cheese recipe with boschetto al tartufo, a pan-roasted hen of the woods mushrooms offering with creme fraiche atop grilled soudough toast with truffle oil, and a smoked lobster mushroom and duck confit spring roll with a mushroom-soy ponzu. SMALL BITES SMOKE HOUSE HITS THE BIG 6-0 by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			hemostasis hemostat hemostatic Hemothorax hemp hemp agrimony hemp family hemp nettle hemp willow hempen hempen necktie Hempstead Hempy Hemself hemstitch Hemstitched hemstitching Hemuse hen Hen clam Hen driver hen harrier hen hawck hen hawk hen night hen of the woods hen party hen run hen yard Hen's-foot hen-and-chickens Hen-hearted hen-of-the-woods hen-peck Henan henbane henbit hence henceforth henceforward Hench Henchboy henchman hencoop hend Hende hendeca- hendecagon hendecahedron Hendecane hendecasyllabic			HEMTT HEMTT Based Water Tender HEMTT Load Handling System HEMTT Tanker Aviation Refueling System HEMTT-LHS Hemu Hemuse HEMWG Hemy, Charles Napier hen hen hen hen hen Hen and chicks Hen and chicks Hen clam Hen coop Hen driver Hen Egg Lysozyme Hen Egg-White Lysozyme hen harrier hen harrier hen harriers hen harriers hen hawck hen hawk Hen house Hen night hen nights hen of the woods hen parties hen party Hen Plant Hen Plant hen run hen worker's lung hen yard Hen's Egg Test Chorioallantoic Membrane Hen's Fertile Egg Screening Test Hen's-foot hen-and-chickens hen-and-chickens Hen-hearted hen-of-the-woods hen-peck Hena HENAAC HENAC Henadad HENAI Henan Henan Henan Hénán Hénán Hénán Henan Petroleum Exploration Bureau Henan Province Henan Province Henan Province

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