ucho Jidášovo
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
The noun ucho (“ear”) refers to the shape of the fruiting body of the fungus. The adjective Jidášovo (“Judas', belonging to Judas”) refers to a legend saying that Judas Iscariot hanged himself on a black elder tree, on which this fungus commonly grows.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuxo ˈjɪdaːˌʃovo/
Noun
- Jew's-ear, Auricularia auricula-judae (edible mushroom growing especially on trunks of black elder, Sambucus nigra)
Synonyms
- boltcovitka ucho Jidášovo
- boltcovitka bezová
- bezovka ucho Jidášovo (obsolete)
Hypernyms
- (species): houby – kingdom; stopkovýtrusné – division; rouškaté – class; boltcovitkotvaré – order; boltcovitkovité – family; boltcovitka – genus
Further reading
- ucho Jidášovo at Myko atlas, Česká mykologická společnost.
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