Meanings
nounwoods oyster (plural woods oysters)
plural woods oysters
- Synonym of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
My hobby is gathering the spores of some of the most delicious of the wild varieties of mushrooms, such as morels, giant puffballs and woods oysters, then cultivating them.
1958, Journal of Lifetime Living, volume 24, page 15Synonyms: oyster mushroom
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
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