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woods oyster

woods oyster noun: synonym of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus).

Noun

woods oyster (plural woods oysters)

  1. Synonym of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
    • My hobby is gathering the spores of some of the most delicious of the wild varieties of mushrooms, such as morels, giant puffballs and woods oysters, then cultivating them.1958, Journal of Lifetime Living, volume 24, page 15
    Synonyms:
    oyster mushroom

Synonyms of woods oyster

Forms of woods oyster

pluralwoods oysters

Questions about woods oyster

What does woods oyster mean?
Woods oyster means synonym of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus).
What part of speech is woods oyster?
Woods oyster is a noun.
What is the plural of woods oyster?
The plural of woods oyster is woods oysters.

Words near woods oyster in the dictionary

  1. woods
  2. woods colt
  3. woods colts
  4. Woods County
  5. Woods Hole
  6. woods oyster
  7. woods oysters
  8. Woods Point
  9. woodsawyer
  10. woodsawyers
  11. woodsball

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