shiitake meaning

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

Definition of shiitake

edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
Synonyms: shiitake mushroom, Chinese black mushroom, golden oak mushroom, Oriental black mushroom, Lentinus edodes
Type of: fungus

shiitake in a sentence

For dinner we had fried shiitake with pak choi.

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SH · words ending in KE · 8-letter words

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