Judas-ear

English
Judas-ear, Auricularia auricula-judae

Alternative forms
  • Judas ear
  • Judas Ear
  • Judas' ear

Etymology

Translation of New Latin auricula Judae.[1]

Noun

Judas-ear (plural Judas-ears)

  1. An edible fungus, Auricularia auricula-judae.
    • 1996, Antonio Carluccio, Antonio Carluccio's Italian feast, Rombo con chiodini e oreccie di Juda, page 140:
      You can find Judas Ears in Chinese shops where they are also called black or Wood Ear fungus and you can reconstitute them in water.

See also

References
  1. “Judas-ear”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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