[shii.ta.ke] n [Jp, fr. shii, the Japanese chinquapin + take mushroom] (1877): a dark Oriental mushroom (Lentinus edodes of the family Agaricaceae) widely cultivated esp. on woods of the beech family for its edible flavorful cap
SHIITAKE
Meaning of SHIITAKE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012