shi·i·ta·ke

(shē-tä′kē, shē′ē-tä′kĕ)

n. pl. shiitake

A mushroom (Lentinula edodes) native to East Asia, having an edible golden or dark brown cap.

[Japanese : shii, the East Asian species of chinquapin Castanopsis cuspidata (on the dead logs of which the mushroom is often cultivated) + take, mushroom.]

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shiitake

(ˌʃɪɪˈtɑːkeɪ) or

shitake

n, pl -take

(Cookery) a kind of mushroom widely used in Oriental cookery

[C20: from Japanese shii tree + take mushroom]

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shi•i•ta•ke

(ˌʃi iˈtɑ keɪ)

n., pl. -ke.

a large, meaty, black or dark brown mushroom, Lentinus edodes, native to E Asia and used in Japanese and Chinese cooking.

[1875–80; < Japanese]

shiitake

- Japanese for "evergreen beech, chinquapin" (shii) and "mushroom" (take).

shiitake

A Japanese mushroom.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

shiitake

n pl <shiitake> (Bot) → Shitakepilz m

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