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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
hen-of-the-woods is a noun meaning "large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees". It carries one recorded sense.
large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for hen-of-the-woods come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.