bird's nest

• bird-nest, bird nest, birdnest

From Middle English birdis nest, bryddys neste, equivalent to bird's +‎ nest.

bird's nest (plural bird's nests or birds' nests)

1. A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
2. Any of several plants having some resemblance to the typical nest of a bird, eg, wild carrot (Dauca carota)
3. Any tangle of fibers resembling a typical nest of a bird.

• bird's nest fungus
• bird's nest pudding
• bird's nest soup
• edible bird's nest

• bird-nests, birdnests