oyster mushroom

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Definition of oyster mushroom in English English dictionary

A common mushroom prized for its edibility and lack of confusing look-alikes

Any of several edible mushrooms of the genus Pleurotus, having a soft, flavorful, grayish cap

edible agaric with a soft grayish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood

Related Terms

king oyster mushroom

an edible mushroom, Pleurotus eryngii

oyster mushrooms

plural form of oyster mushroom

Hyphenation

oys·ter mush·room

Turkish pronunciation

oystır mʌşrum

Pronunciation

/ˈoistər ˈməsʜro͞om/ /ˈɔɪstɜr ˈmʌʃruːm/

Etymology

[ 'ois-t&r ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English oistre, from Middle French, from Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreon; akin to Greek ostrakon shell, osteon bone; more at OSSEOUS.