shiitake mushroom meaning

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

Definition of shiitake mushroom

  1. edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe

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

    Type of: fungus

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