Noun: shiitake shi'taa-key
- 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