woods oyster

English

Noun

woods oyster (plural woods oysters)

1. Synonym of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
   • 1958, Journal of Lifetime Living, volume 24, page 15:

     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.