jew's-ear Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood
    Jew's-ears; ear fungus; Auricularia auricula.

WordNet


Jew's"-ear` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A species of fungus (Hirneola Auricula-Judæ, ∨ Auricula), bearing some resemblance to the human ear.

Webster 1913