Meanings
nounJudas-ear (plural Judas-ears)
plural Judas-ears · alternative Judas ear · alternative Judas Ear · alternative Judas' ear
- An edible fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae).
You can find Judas Ears in Chinese shops where they are also called black or Wood Ear fungus and you can reconstitute them in water.
1996, Antonio Carluccio, Antonio Carluccio's Italian feast, Rombo con chiodini e oreccie di Juda, page 140
Origin
Translation of New Latin auricula Judae.
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