n.
Variant: also shi · ta · ke
Pronunciation: sh ē - ' tä-k ē
Function: noun
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