SHIITAKE


Meaning of SHIITAKE in English

[ ʃɪ'tα:keɪ , ʃɪɪ- ]

■ noun an edible mushroom cultivated in Japan and China. [ Lentinus edodes .]

Origin

C19: from Japanese, from shii , denoting a kind of oak, + take 'mushroom'.

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