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n. - Large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a chicken at the base of trees.

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  • The one I'm still thinking of, more than a month later: two grilled mackerel fillets laid over a pile of shredded radicchio and hen-of-the-woods mushrooms.
  • His sense of adventure makes dining here fun, and his flavors make it delicious, as in a well-seasoned Scotch broth with free-range lamb, barley and lavender, a mushroom ragout...
  • Mr. Keller’s "Steak and Eggs," meanwhile, nominally a working-class staple for truck drivers in greasy spoon diners, is made with handpicked Araucanian hen eggs,...
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