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Noun: shiitake  shi'taa-key
  1. Edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
    "He added shiitake mushrooms to the stir-fry for extra flavour";
    - shiitake mushroom, Chinese black mushroom, golden oak mushroom, Oriental black mushroom, Lentinus edodes, shitake

Derived forms: shiitakes

Type of: fungus

Part of: genus Lentinus, Lentinus

Encyclopedia: Shiitake