SHIITAKE


Meaning of SHIITAKE in English

(also shi·take ) / ʃɪˈtɑːki; NAmE ; ʃiː-/ (also ˌshiitake ˈmushroom ) noun

(from Japanese ) a type of Japanese or Chinese mushroom

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Japanese , from shii , denoting a kind of oak, + take mushroom.

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