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Word: Shiitake
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Japanese, from shii, denoting a kind of oak, + take ‘mushroom’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃɪˈtɑːkeɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an edible mushroom which grows on fallen timber, cultivated in Japan and China.
Short Definition:edible mushroom which grows on fallen timber, cultivated in Japan
Variant Forms:
- shitake
- shiitake mushroom
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