hen-of-the-woods

n.

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A large grayish-brown edible fungus (Polyporus frondosus) forming a mass of overlapping caps at the base of trees that somewhat resembles a hen.

Thesaurus

Noun

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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