shi·i·ta·ke (sh -tä k, sh -täk )n. pl. shiitake An edible eastern Asian mushroom (Lentinus edodes) having an aromatic, fleshy, golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible tough stipe. Also called Chinese black mushroom, golden oak mushroom, Oriental black mushroom. [Japanese : shi, oak + take, mushroom.] |   Lentinus edodes |
shiitake [ˌʃɪɪˈtɑːkeɪ], shitake
n pl -take
(Cookery) a kind of mushroom widely used in Oriental cookery
[from Japanese shii tree + take mushroom]
shiitake - Japanese for "evergreen beech, chinquapin" (shii) and "mushroom" (take).
See also related terms for mushroom.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | shiitake - edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe Chinese black mushroom, golden oak mushroom, Lentinus edodes, Oriental black mushroom, shiitake mushroom fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia genus Lentinus, Lentinus - a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae |
Translations
shiitake
n pl <shiitake> (Bot) → Shitakepilz m
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