shiitake

shi·i·ta·ke Audio Help (shē-tä'kē, shē'ē-tä'kě)

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.]

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