资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Jew's-ear \Jew's"-ear`\, n. (Bot.)
A species of fungus ({Hirneola Auricula-Jud[ae], or
Auricula}), bearing some resemblance to the human ear.
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} ({H. auricula}), a
membranaceous fungus, called also {auricula Jud[ae]},
or {Jew's-ear}. --P. Cyc.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(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.
资料来源 : WordNet®
Jew's-ear
n : widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and
growing on decaying wood [syn: {Jew's-ears}, {ear fungus},
{Auricularia auricula}]