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oyster mushroom

American  

noun

  1. oyster cap.

oyster mushroom British  

noun

  1. an edible fungus, Pleurotus ostreatus, having an oyster-shaped cap, commonly found growing in clusters on the trunks of broad-leaved trees

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Etymology

Origin of oyster mushroom

First recorded in 1870–75

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