jew's-ear

3 definitions found

jew's-ear - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jew's-ear \Jew's"-ear`\, Jew's-ears \Jew's"-ears`\, n. (Bot.)
     A widely distributed species of edible fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae
     , formerly Hirneola Auricula-Jud[ae], or
     Hirneola Auricula), bearing some resemblance to the human
     ear and growing on decaying wood.
  
     Syn: ear fungus, .
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

  Auricula \Au*ric"u*la\, n.; pl. L. Auricul[ae], E.
     Auriculas. [L. auricula. See Auricle.]
     1. (Bot.) (a) A species of Primula, or primrose, called
        also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear.
        (b)
        (b) A species of Hirneola (Hirneola auricula), a
            membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Jud[ae],
            or Jew's-ear. --P. Cyc.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.)
        (a) A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near
            the sea, where the water is brackish.
        (b) One of the five arched processes of the shell around
            the jaws of a sea urchin.
            [1913 Webster]

jew's-ear - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Jew's-ear
      n 1: widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear
           and growing on decaying wood [syn: Jew's-ear,
           Jew's-ears, ear fungus, Auricularia auricula]