boltcovitka ucho Jidášovo

Czech

boltcovitka ucho Jidášovo
(Auricularia auricula-judae)

Wikispecies

Etymology

The noun boltcovitka (“Auricularia”) is the genus of the fungus and is derived from boltec (“auricle”). It refers to the shape of its fruiting body, as does the following noun ucho (“ear”). The possessive adjective Jidášovo (“Judas', belonging to Judas”) refers to a legend saying that Judas Iscariot hanged himself on a black elder tree, on which this fungus commonly grows.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbolt͡sovɪtka ˈʔuxo ˈjɪdaːʃovo]

Noun

boltcovitka ucho Jidášovo f

1. Jew's-ear, Auricularia auricula-judae (edible mushroom growing especially on trunks of black elder, Sambucus nigra)

   Synonyms: ucho Jidášovo; boltcovitka bezová; (obsolete) bezovka ucho Jidášovo

   • 2014 April 21, Emil Kalabus, “O léčivých houbách a evropské legislativě”, in Czech Free Press‎^[1]:

     Dalším druhem zajímavé a léčivé houby je Boltcovitka ucho Jidášovo …

     Another interesting and curative fungus species is Jew's ear …

Declension

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Hypernyms

• (species): houby – kingdom; stopkovýtrusné – division; rouškaté – class; boltcovitkotvaré – order; boltcovitkovité – family; boltcovitka – genus

Further reading

• boltcovitka ucho Jidášovo at Myko atlas, Česká mykologická společnost.