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shiitake

shi·i·ta·ke [ shi tkee ] (plural shi·i·ta·kes) or shi·i·ta·ke mush·room [ shi tkee ] (plural shi·i·ta·ke mush·rooms) or shi·ta·ke [ shi tkee ] (plural shi·ta·kes) or shi·ta·ke mush·room [ shi tkee ] (plural shi·ta·ke mush·rooms)


noun 
Definition:
 
edible Asian mushroom: a dark-colored mushroom with an edible fleshy cap. Native to: East Asia.  Latin name Lentinus edodes.

[Late 19th century. < Japanese, "oak-tree mushroom"]
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