MATSUTAKE


Meaning of MATSUTAKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmät-su̇-ˈtä-kē, -kā ]

noun

( 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 North America that is similar to the Japanese matsutake

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