Noun: shitake shi'taa-key
- Edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
"He added shitake mushrooms to the stir-fry for extra flavour";
- shiitake, shiitake mushroom, Chinese black mushroom, golden oak mushroom, Oriental black mushroom, Lentinus edodes
Derived forms: shitakes
Type of: fungus
Part of: genus Lentinus, Lentinus
Encyclopedia: Shitake