oyster mushroom
noun
: an edible mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) that grows especially on deciduous trees and deadwood
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This addictive snack is made with the producer’s oyster mushrooms and those meaty fungi manage to pull off a chewy texture that comes close to the original beef jerky.
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for oyster mushroom
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“Oyster mushroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oyster%20mushroom. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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