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hen of the woods

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Noun

large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees

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hen-of-the-woods Polyporus frondosus Grifola frondosa

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hen-of-the-woods hen of the woods
Words contain "hen of the woods" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
old-man-of-the-woods new york fern dryopteris noveboracensis pine snake parathelypteris novae-boracensis wood nettle laportea canadensis fieldmouse family dipterocarpaceae dipterocarpaceae more...

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