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e⋅no⋅ki

[i-noh-kee]
–noun
a thin, long-stemmed and tiny-capped white mushroom, Flamma velutipes, native to the northern mountain ranges of Japan and prized as a food.
Also called e⋅no⋅ki⋅da⋅ke [i-noh-kee-dah-kee,] ,
e⋅no⋅ki⋅ta⋅ke [i-noh-kee-tah-kee] .


Origin:
< Japn enoki(-take), equiv. to enoki hackberry, Chinese nettle tree (< *ey no kiy; *ai hackberry + no particle + *koy tree) + take mushroom
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e·no·ki·da·ke   (ĭ-nō'kē-dä'kē)   
n.  A widely cultivated mushroom (Flammulina velutipes) native to North America and eastern Asia, having a pinlike appearance that superficially resembles the bean sprout. Also called golden needles.

[Japanese : enoki, Chinese nettle tree + take, bamboo, mushroom.]
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