Wood ear

Wood ear

Wood ear, or 木耳 (pinyin: mù ěr, lit. "wood ear" or "tree ear"), can refer to two different closely related species of edible fungus used primarily in Asian cuisine; these are commonly sold in Asian markets shredded and dried.


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  • wood ear — n. TREE EAR * * * …   Universalium

  • wood ear — n. TREE EAR …   English World dictionary

  • wood ear — noun or wood ear mushroom Etymology: translation of Chinese (Pekingese) mu4 erh3 : any of several ear or cup shaped jelly fungi of the genus Auricularia that grow on wood: as a. : an edible brownish fungus (A. a …   Useful english dictionary

  • wood ear mushroom — noun see wood ear …   Useful english dictionary

  • wood ear — noun Date: 1917 any of several ear or cup shaped basidiomycetous fungi (genus Auricularia) that grow on wood: as a. an edible brownish fungus (A. auricula) of North America b. a cultivated usually dark brown edible fungus (A. polytricha) used in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wood ear. — See tree ear. * * * …   Universalium

  • wood ear — n. mushroom that grows on trees and fallen tree trunks and used in Chinese cooking, tree ear …   English contemporary dictionary

  • wood ear. — See tree ear …   Useful english dictionary

  • wood ear — noun an edible fungus in the genus Auricula …   Wiktionary

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