oyster mushroom
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- noun
- /ˈɔɪstər ˈmʌʃruːm/
- Many of the main varieties are well known outside China: the shiitake, the oyster mushroom, the cepe, and the morel.
- oyster mushrooms and shiitake
- oz. oyster mushrooms
- pound oyster mushrooms
Examples
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Have you thought about mycoremediation, using mushrooms such as oyster mushrooms to remove the contaminants?
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At least I like oyster mushrooms.
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A few photos of wild oyster mushrooms I recently gathered from sugar maple trees.
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I have an example of some spring oyster mushrooms on a tree trunk in my image page if you're interested in checking them out.
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The oyster mushrooms that appear in the fall in eastern Canada have a much darker cap color than the spring oyster mushroom that grows on poplar trees 4 or 5 months earlier.
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The oyster mushrooms that appear in the fall in eastern Canada have a much darker cap color than the spring oyster mushroom that grows on poplar trees 4 or 5 months earlier.
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Cepes, oyster mushrooms, shiitake, enoki—these and other celebrated natives of Europe and Asia are now ours, for a price.
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For a delicious stir-fry, add oyster mushrooms to your mix of vegetables and protein.
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I love using oyster mushrooms in soups because they add a rich flavor.
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The recipe calls for sautéed oyster mushrooms to enhance the dish's savory taste.
Synonyms
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A group of mushrooms with white spores and often an off-center stem like the oyster mushroom
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An edible oyster mushroom with a soft grey cap and meaty texture that grows on dead wood
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An edible mushroom with a soft grey cap that grows in layers on dead wood
A soft grey mushroom that grows in groups on dead wood and people eat
How Edible
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
oyster + mushroom
This is a straightforward noun-noun compound where 'mushroom' gives the category and 'oyster' specifies the variety/name; a B1 learner who knows both words will infer it is a type of mushroom (likely named for resembling or relating to oysters). Such type-naming patterns are compositional and common across languages, so the meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Oyster mushroom gets its name because the mushroom's cap looks like a small oyster shell and can have a mild, sea-like taste. They often grow in rows on dead wood, like oysters on a rock, so cooks call them that and use them as an 'edible' ingredient and a 'meat substitute'.