SHIITAKE

shiitake, shiitake mushroom, Chinese black mushroom, golden oak mushroom, Oriental black mushroom, Lentinus edodes

(noun) edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shiitake (plural shiitake or shiitakes)

A wide, brown variety of edible mushroom, Lentinula edodes.

Synonyms

• Chinese mushroom (informal)

Source: Wiktionary



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FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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