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wood ear

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tree ear

Origin of wood ear

see tree ear


wood ear

noun

A mushroom of the genus Auricularia that grows on fallen tree trunks, used in cooking. Also called tree ear .

Origin of wood ear

Translation of terms in varieties of Chinese such as Mandarin mù ěr mù tree, wood ěr, ear ( from its earlike shape )


wood-ear

Noun

(usually uncountable, plural wood ears)

  1. An edible fungus in the genus Auricularia, having a shape resembling an ear's and which grow on wood.
Origin

From Chinese 木耳 (pinyin: mù'ěr; literally "wood ear" or "tree ear")


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