Jew's ear en · NOUN
Etymology
A mistranslation of mediaeval Latin auricula Judae (“Judas's ear”), from its shape, and its occurrence on the tree on which Judas Iscariot was supposed to have hanged himself.
Meanings
-
A kind of edible fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae), growing on tree-trunks, formerly used for medicinal purposes.
Over the hearth hang bunches of drying mushrooms, the thin, curling kind they call jew's-ears, which have grown on the elder trees since Judas hanged himself on one; this is the kind of lore he tells me, tempting my half-belief.
1979, Angela Carter, ‘The Erl-King’, The Bloody Chamber, Vintage, published 2006, page 99:Hither also may be referr'd those multitudes and varieties of Mushroms, such as that, call'd Jews-ears, all sorts of gray and green Mosses, &c.
1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section XIX:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jew's ears | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (23)
cs boltcovitka ucho Jidášovo (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · cmn 黑木耳 (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · cs boltcovitka bezová (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · es oreja de Judas (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · sk uchovec bazový (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · ko 목이 (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · cs ucho Jidášovo (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · it orecchio di Giuda (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · ru Иу́дино у́хо (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · fr oreille du diable (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · mi paheke (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · mk Јудино уво (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · fr oreille de Judas (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · de Judasohr (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · pl uszak bzowy (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · vi mộc nhĩ đen (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · mi hakeka (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · ja 木耳 (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · fi juudaksenkorva (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · vi nấm mèo (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · da almindelig judasøre (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · nan-hbl 烏木耳 /乌木耳 (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae) · gl orella de Xudas (fungus Auricularia auricula-judae)