"scoby" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scobies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scoby (plural scobies)
  1. Alternative form of scobby (“chaffinch”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: scobby (extra: chaffinch)
    Sense id: en-scoby-en-noun-C8oW2wmC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} scoby
  1. Alternative letter-case form of SCOBY (“symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast”) Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: SCOBY (extra: symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast)
    Sense id: en-scoby-en-noun-1MJxAhDb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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