释义 |
wood ear noun or wood ear mushroom Etymology: translation of Chinese (Pekingese) mu4 erh3 : any of several ear- or cup-shaped jelly fungi of the genus Auricularia that grow on wood: as a. : an edible brownish fungus (A. auricula) of North America b. : a cultivated usually dark brown edible fungus (A. polytricha) used in Chinese cooking — called also cloud ear tree ear |