'hen-of-the-woods' definitions:

Definition of 'hen-of-the-woods'

(from WordNet)
noun
Large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees [syn: hen-of-the-woods, hen of the woods, Polyporus frondosus, Grifola frondosa]

Definition of 'hen-of-the-woods'

From: GCIDE
  • hen-of-the-woods \hen-of-the-woods\ n. A large grayish-brown edible fungus (Polyporus frondosus) forming a mass of overlapping caps at the base of trees that somewhat resembles a hen.
  • Syn: hen of the woods, Polyporus frondosus. [WordNet 1.5]