pleurotus

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noun A large genus of white-spored fleshy fungi of the family Agaricaceæ, having the pileus usually sessile and attached by one side or with a short eccentric stipe. About 250 species have been described, occurring chiefly on decaying wood. P. ostreatus is a common edible species known as the oyster-mushroom, having the flavor of oysters.

noun agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric stem; an important mushroom of Japan

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The word pleurotus is taken from two Greek words, meaning a side and an ear.

Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Caroline A. Burgin
Despite the enhancement of moisture in the growing house, the pleurotus spp. could hardly survive from February to July when the weather condition of Tabuk becomes very warm.

ADAPTABILITY OF PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS UNDER TWO TABUK WEATHER CONDITIONS 2007
The study aimed to determine and compare the yield performance of Pleurotus spp. under the two weather conditions of Tabuk and to employ enhancement mechanisms to culture pleurotus spp. under the two weather conditions.

ADAPTABILITY OF PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS UNDER TWO TABUK WEATHER CONDITIONS 2007
The elm pleurotus has been long known as an edible fungus, and is regarded as an excellent one for food on account of its flavor and because of its large size.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886
= -- The elm pleurotus is so called because it is often found growing on dead elm branches or trunks, or from wounds in living trees, but it is not confined to the elm.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886
Neither of these plants preserve as well as the elm pleurotus.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886
The technical name for them is pleurotus ostreatus.

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