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oyster mushroom
oyster mushroom
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of oyster mushroom1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
It appears in the fall and may be found in company with the Oyster mushroom, late in December, frozen solid.
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The oyster mushroom is found from March to December and is always a very acceptable mushroom.
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One edible relative of the oyster mushroom grows usually on decaying elm stumps as late in the year as November.
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Otherwise they were canned as the Tricholoma and oyster mushroom.
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One of the best ways to cook an Oyster mushroom is to fry it as you fry an oyster.
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