A kind of edible fungus, Auricularia auricula-judae (species), growing on tree-trunks, formerly used for medicinal purposes.
Origin
A mistranslation of mediaeval Latin auricula Judae, from its shape, and its occurrence on the tree on which Judas Iscariot was supposed to have hanged himself.
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