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hen-of-the-woods

DEFINITIONS OF: hen-of-the-woods

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

Synonyms:
Grifola frondosa, Polyporus frondosus, hen of the woods
Type 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
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