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SHIITAKE MUSHROOM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
Synonyms:
Chinese black mushroom; golden oak mushroom; Lentinus edodes; Oriental black mushroom; shiitake; shiitake mushroom
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("shiitake mushroom" is a kind of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
Holonyms ("shiitake mushroom" is a member of...):
genus Lentinus; Lentinus (a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae)