JEW'S-EAR - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood

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	Synonyms:	Auricularia auricula, ear fungus, Jew's-ears

	See Also:	Auricularia, genus Auricularia, jelly fungus

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Jew's"-ear`\, n. (Bot.) A species of fungus ({Hirneola Auricula-Jud[ae], or Auricula}), bearing some resemblance to the human ear.