Judas-ear

English

Judas-ear, Auricularia auricula-judae

Alternative forms

• Judas ear
• Judas Ear
• Judas' ear

Etymology

Translation of New Latin auricula Judae.

Noun

Judas-ear (plural Judas-ears)

1. An edible fungus, Auricularia auricula-judae.
   • 1996, Antonio Carluccio, Antonio Carluccio's Italian feast, Rombo con chiodini e oreccie di Juda, page 140:

     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.

See also

• wood ear (Auricularia sp.)
• black fungus