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HEN OF THE WOODS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hen of the woods mean? 

HEN OF THE WOODS (noun)
  The noun HEN OF THE WOODS has 1 sense:

1. large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of treesplay

  Familiarity information: HEN OF THE WOODS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEN OF THE WOODS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

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

Hypernyms ("hen of the woods" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("hen of the woods" is a member of...):

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


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