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hen-of-the-woods

hen-of-the-woods \hen-of-the-woods\ n. A large grayish-brown edible fungus ( Polyporus frondosus) forming a mass of overlapping caps at the base of trees that somewhat resembles a hen.

Syn: hen of the woods, Polyporus frondosus.

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hen-of-the-woods

n. large grayish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees [syn: hen of the woods, Polyporus frondosus, Grifola frondosa]