/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of hen of the woods Find synonyms for: Noun1. hen-of-the-woods, hen of the woods, Polyporus frondosus, Grifola frondosa, fungususage: large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of treesWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language