Jew's-ear










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Jew's-ear \Jew's"-ear`\, Jew's-ears \Jew's"-ears`\, n. (Bot.)
A widely distributed species of edible fungus ({Auricularia
auricula-judae}, formerly Hirneola Auricula-Jud[ae], or
Hirneola Auricula), bearing some resemblance to the human
ear and growing on decaying wood.

Syn: ear fungus, .
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Auricula \Au*ric"u*la\, n.; pl. L. Auricul[ae], E.
Auriculas. [L. auricula. See Auricle.]

1. (Bot.) (a) A species of Primula, or primrose, called
also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear.
(b)
(b) A species of Hirneola (Hirneola auricula), a
membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Jud[ae],
or Jew's-ear. --P. Cyc.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near
the sea, where the water is brackish.
(b) One of the five arched processes of the shell around
the jaws of a sea urchin.
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