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chicken of the woods

chicken of the woods noun: any edible mushroom of the Laetiporus genus.

chicken of the woods: any edible mushroom of the Laetiporus genus
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Noun

chicken of the woods (countable and uncountable, plural chickens of the woods)

  1. Any edible mushroom of the Laetiporus genus.

Forms of chicken of the woods

pluralchickens of the woods

Origin of chicken of the woods

From its chicken-like taste and woodland habitat.

Questions about chicken of the woods

What does chicken of the woods mean?
Chicken of the woods means any edible mushroom of the Laetiporus genus.
What part of speech is chicken of the woods?
Chicken of the woods is a noun.
What is the plural of chicken of the woods?
The plural of chicken of the woods is chickens of the woods.

Words near chicken of the woods in the dictionary

  1. chicken noodle soup
  2. chicken noodle soups
  3. chicken nugget
  4. chicken nuggets
  5. chicken of the sea
  6. chicken of the woods
  7. chicken on a throne
  8. chicken or egg
  9. chicken or egg question
  10. chicken or egg questions
  11. chicken oriental

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