JEW'S-EAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Jew's-ear mean? 

• JEW'S-EAR (noun)
  The noun JEW'S-EAR has 1 sense:

1. widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood

  Familiarity information: JEW'S-EAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JEW'S-EAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Auricularia auricula; ear fungus; Jew's-ear; Jew's-ears

Hypernyms ("Jew's-ear" is a kind of...):

jelly fungus (any fungus of the order Tremellales or Auriculariales whose fruiting body is jellylike in consistency when fresh)

Holonyms ("Jew's-ear" is a member of...):

Auricularia; genus Auricularia (type genus of the Auriculariaceae)