# oyster mushroom

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus, which in the wild grows chiefly on hardwood trees, and is cultivated for food.
2. Any of several mushrooms of the genus Pleurotus cultivated for food.

## Source
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