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tree ear definition

tree ear

a basidiomycetous mushroom (genus Auricularia), used esp. in Chinese cooking, that grows on tree trunks and is rubbery in consistency and crinkled in texture

Etymology: so called because its flat, rounded form suggests that of an ear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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