Hen of the woods definitions

Hen of the woods

1) Large edible fungus
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hen of the woods

(from the article `Polyporales`) ...States. Dryad`s saddle (P. squamosus) produces a fan- or saddle-shaped mushroom. It is light coloured with dark scales, has a strong odour, and ...
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/36

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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
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