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wood ear

wood ear noun: an edible fungus in the genus Auricularia, shaped like an ear and growing on wood.

wood ear: an edible fungus in the genus Auricularia, shaped like an ear and growing on wood
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Noun

wood ear (usually uncountable, plural wood ears)

  1. (usually) An edible fungus in the genus Auricularia, shaped like an ear and growing on wood.
    Synonyms:
    tree ear fungus, tree-ear fungus, tree ear mushroom, tree-ear mushroom, tree ear, tree-ear

wood ear meaning in Vietnamese

wood ear in Vietnamese

black fungus
mộc nhĩ, mộc nhĩ đen, nấm mèo

Synonyms of wood ear

  • tree ear fungus
  • tree-ear fungus
  • tree ear mushroom
  • tree-ear mushroom
  • tree ear
  • tree-ear

All synonyms of wood ear

Forms of wood ear

pluralwood ears

Origin of wood ear

Calque of Chinese 木耳 (mù'ěr)

Questions about wood ear

What does wood ear mean?
Wood ear means an edible fungus in the genus Auricularia, shaped like an ear and growing on wood.
What is wood ear in Vietnamese?
Wood ear in Vietnamese is mộc nhĩ, mộc nhĩ đen, nấm mèo. See Wood ear meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is wood ear?
Wood ear is a noun.
What is the plural of wood ear?
The plural of wood ear is wood ears.

Words near wood ear in the dictionary

  1. wood dove
  2. wood drake
  3. wood drakes
  4. wood duck
  5. wood ducks
  6. wood ear
  7. wood ears
  8. Wood effect
  9. wood elf
  10. wood elves
  11. Wood End

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