oyster mushroom

Meaning

  1. (US) The mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus, which in the wild grows chiefly on hardwood trees, and is cultivated for food.
  2. Any of several mushrooms of the genus Pleurotus cultivated for food.

Synonyms

oyster fungus

Pleurotus ostreatus

oyster agaric

tree mushroom

branching oyster

white rot fungus

oyster-cap fungus

cornucopia mushroom

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