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oyster mushroom en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (US) The mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus, which in the wild grows chiefly on hardwood trees, and is cultivated for food.
   • Oyster Mushrooms always grow on wood—but sometimes above roots or beside stumps, which creates the illusion they're growing from soil, which they're not. 2009, Joe McFarland, Gregory M. Mueller, Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois and Surrounding States, page 51:
   • Particularly good cooking techniques for the Oyster mushroom are stir or deep frying, sautéing, and braising. Some folks enjoy eating them raw in salads, but we do not recommend this. Oyster mushrooms are complemented by onions, butter, mild cheeses, fish, chicken, cream sauces, and gentle herbs. 1997, Arleen Raines Bessette, Taming the Wild Mushroom: A Culinary Guide to Market Foraging, page 31:
   • Harvesting wild oyster mushrooms has always been a favorite fall gathering activity for me as a Michigan outdoorsman. 2013, Joe Lunkas, Fifty Years of Gathering, Fishing, and Unusual Animal Encounters, page 30:
2. Any of several mushrooms of the genus Pleurotus cultivated for food.
   • It is apparent that the production of Oyster mushroom in early 80's was negligible but due to simplicity of cultivation procedure and broad adaptability of different Pleurotus species, the Oyster mushroom has emerged as a mushroom of significance and it is expected that the production will continue to increase especially in South-East Asian countries. 2006, K. G. Mukerji, C. Manoharachary, Current Concepts in Botany, page 93:
   • Oyster mushrooms (Fig. 4.1) are the most suitable fungal organisms for producing protein-rich food from various agro-wastes without composting.[…]Pleorotus mushrooms irrespective of the particular species are generally referred to as "oyster mushrooms". 2010, Ramesh Chandra Upadhyay, Manjit Singh, “4: Production of Edible Mushrooms”, in Martin Hofrichter, editor, Industrial Applications, page 84:
   • 2006, OECD, Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms, OECD Consensus Documents, Volume 1, page 277, Oyster mushroom is regarded as one of the commercially important edible mushrooms throughout the world. It consists of a number of different species including Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus sajor-caju, […] The oyster mushroom is the second most important mushroom in production around the world, accounting for 25% of total world production of cultivated mushrooms.

Forms

Deriveds

veiled oyster mushroom · tarragon oyster mushroom · golden oyster mushroom · abalone oyster mushroom · king oyster mushroom · branching oyster mushroom · brown oyster mushroom

Hypernyms

tree mushroom

Synonyms

tree oyster (mushroom of genus Pleurotus) · woods oyster (mushroom of genus Pleurotus) · abalone mushroom (mushroom of genus Pleurotus)

Translations (38)

cmn 秀珍菇 (Pleurotus ostreatus) · tr kavak mantarı (Pleurotus ostreatus) · cs hlíva ústřičná (Pleurotus ostreatus) · et austerservik (Pleurotus ostreatus) · de Austernpilz (Pleurotus ostreatus) · oc codèrla (Pleurotus ostreatus) · cmn 平菇 (Pleurotus ostreatus) · bg кладница (Pleurotus ostreatus) · cmn 糙皮側耳 /糙皮侧耳 (Pleurotus ostreatus) · hu laskagomba (mushroom of the genus Pleurotus) · cmn 黑牡丹菇 (Pleurotus ostreatus) · pl boczniak (mushroom of the genus Pleurotus) · ru вёшенка (Pleurotus ostreatus) · fi osterivinokas (Pleurotus ostreatus) · es hongo de cardo (Pleurotus ostreatus) · uk плевро́т черепи́частий (Pleurotus ostreatus) · fr pleurote en huître (Pleurotus ostreatus) · ca gírgola (mushroom of the genus Pleurotus) · es seta (Pleurotus ostreatus) · ms cendawan tiram (Pleurotus ostreatus) · mn хясаан мөөг (Pleurotus ostreatus) · cmn 側耳 /侧耳 (Pleurotus ostreatus) · hu késői laskagomba (Pleurotus ostreatus) · nl oesterzwam (Pleurotus ostreatus) · sk hliva ustricová (Pleurotus ostreatus) · cs hlíva (mushroom of the genus Pleurotus) · nb østerssopp (Pleurotus ostreatus) · ca orellana (Pleurotus ostreatus) · nl oesterzwam (mushroom of the genus Pleurotus) · pl boczniak ostrygowaty (Pleurotus ostreatus) · uk гли́ва (Pleurotus ostreatus) · de Austern-Seitling (Pleurotus ostreatus) · cmn 蠔菇 /蚝菇 (Pleurotus ostreatus) · ml ചിപ്പിക്കൂൺ (Pleurotus ostreatus) · fi osterivinokas (mushroom of the genus Pleurotus) · mk буковка (Pleurotus ostreatus) · es gírgola (Pleurotus ostreatus) · es champiñón ostra (Pleurotus ostreatus)