SINCE 1828
shitake
noun
shi·ta·ke
less common spelling of shiitake
: a dark Asian mushroom (Lentinus edodes of the family Agaricaceae) widely cultivated especially on woods of the beech family for its edible flavorful tan to brown cap
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