SHIITAKE


Meaning of SHIITAKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also shi·ta·ke shē-ˈtä-kē

Etymology: Japanese, from shii, the Japanese chinquapin + take mushroom

Date: 1877

: a dark Asian mushroom ( Lentinus edodes of the family Agaricaceae) widely cultivated especially on woods of the beech family for its edible flavorful tan to brown cap

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.