hen-of-the-woods hen of the woods • henogeny · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · hen-of-the-woods · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees. Synonyms: hen of the woods, Polyporus frondosus, Grifola frondosa. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · hen of the woods · · Synonym 1 polyporus frondosus · · Synonym 2 grifola frondosa · · Synonym 3 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 h latin small letter h U+0068 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077