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tree ear

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noun

  1. a thin, stemless, rubbery, edible fungus, Auricularia auricula, that grows on trees.


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It was time for Tree- ear and Crane-man to make their annual move.

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Tree- ear brought food from the house, but Min left most of his untouched.

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But as Crane-man had no need of such, Tree- ear had not added the water holes.

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This last piece was a special favorite of Tree- ear’s.

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If ever Tree- ear had had another name, he no longer remembered it, nor the family that might have named him so.

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