HEN-OF-THE-WOODS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hen-of-the-woods mean? 

• HEN-OF-THE-WOODS (noun)
  The noun HEN-OF-THE-WOODS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: HEN-OF-THE-WOODS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEN-OF-THE-WOODS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Grifola frondosa; hen-of-the-woods; hen of the woods; Polyporus frondosus

Hypernyms ("hen-of-the-woods" is a kind 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)

Holonyms ("hen-of-the-woods" is a member of...):

genus Polyporus; Polyporus (type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers)