n.
Pronunciation: ˌ mät-su ̇ - ' tä-k ē , -k ā
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural matsutake also matsutakes
Etymology: Japanese matsu-take, matsudake, from matsu pine tree + take mushroom
Date: 1883
: a large brownish edible Japanese mushroom ( Tricholoma matsutake ) having firm flesh and a spicy aroma also : a large whitish mushroom ( Tricholoma magnivelere syn. Armillaria ponderosa ) of northern No. America that is similar to the Japanese matsutake