“the woods”

The following 8 entries include the term the woods.

chicken of the woods

noun phrase

: an edible bracket fungus (Laetiporus sulphureus) of North America and Europe that forms thick, fleshy, shelflike fruiting bodies (as on tree trunks) which are usually bright orange above and sulfur yellow below

hen of the woods

noun

: an edible bracket fungus (Grifola frondosa) of North America and Eurasia that forms large clusters of pale gray to brown fruiting bodies comprised of wavy, fanlike caps found usually at the base of trees and that is valued for its earthy flavor and medicinal properties : maitake

bull of the woods

flame-of-the-woods

noun

: an East Indian shrub (Ixora coccinea) with showy scarlet flowers

man of the woods

babe in the woods

noun phrase

: a person who is innocent or who lacks experience

neck of the woods

noun phrase

: the place or area where someone lives


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