oyster mushroom

oys·ter mush·room

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Definitions of oyster mushroom words

noun oyster mushroom oyster cap. 1
noun oyster mushroom variety of edible fungus 1
noun oyster mushroom an edible fungus, Pleurotus ostreatus, having an oyster-shaped cap, commonly found growing in clusters on the trunks of broad-leaved trees 0
noun oyster mushroom any of various fan-shaped mushrooms having gills, esp. an edible one (Pleurotus ostreatus) with a short, pale-colored stem, that grows on tree trunks 0

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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