ucho Jidášovo

• Jidášovo ucho

The noun ucho (“ear”) refers to the shape of the fruiting body of the fungus. The adjective Jidášovo (“Judas', belonging to Judas”) refers to a legend saying that Judas Iscariot hanged himself on a black elder tree, on which this fungus commonly grows.

• IPA^(key): [uxo jɪdaːʃovo]

ucho Jidášovo n

1. Jew's-ear, Auricularia auricula-judae (edible mushroom growing especially on trunks of black elder, Sambucus nigra)

   Synonyms: boltcovitka ucho Jidášovo; boltcovitka bezová; (obsolete) bezovka ucho Jidášovo

   • 2013, Michal Mikšík, Poznáváme jarní houby‎, Praha: Grada, →ISBN, page 132:

     Ucho Jidášovo je jedlá dobrá houba, která se hojně používá zejména v asijské kuchyni.

     Jew's-ear is an edible tasty mushroom, which is frequently used especially in Asian cuisine.

• (species): houby – kingdom; stopkovýtrusné – division; rouškaté – class; boltcovitkotvaré – order; boltcovitkovité – family; boltcovitka – genus

• ucho Jidášovo at Myko atlas, Česká mykologická společnost.