hen of the woods

Noun
  1. Large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees (synset 113073430)
    is a type 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
    belongs to: genus polyporus, polyporus - type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers
    same as: grifola frondosa, hen-of-the-woods, polyporus frondosus

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