oyster mushroom
noun
: an edible mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) that grows especially on deciduous trees and deadwood
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The experiment consists of a small box of substrate (the equivalent of plant soil for growing mushrooms) and mycelium (the root-like structure of the fungus), which scientists hope will fruit into oyster mushrooms while traveling hundreds of miles above Earth’s surface.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
What better way to get to know each other than trying to pair maple syrup with king oyster mushroom as well and as rapidly as possible?
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
How to Grow Oyster Mushrooms: Join Orange County Extension Agent Calvin Gardner for a hands-on workshop on growing oyster mushrooms.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
The electrical signals emitted by King oyster mushrooms can also be used to control the movements of a biohybrid robot developed by a team from Cornell University and the University of Florence in Italy.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
What better way to get to know each other than trying to pair maple syrup with king oyster mushroom as well and as rapidly as possible?
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
How to Grow Oyster Mushrooms: Join Orange County Extension Agent Calvin Gardner for a hands-on workshop on growing oyster mushrooms.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
The electrical signals emitted by King oyster mushrooms can also be used to control the movements of a biohybrid robot developed by a team from Cornell University and the University of Florence in Italy.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Oyster mushroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oyster%20mushroom. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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