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shiitake definition

shii·take (s̸hē tä′kē)

noun

an edible Japanese mushroom (Lentinus edodes) from a family (Agaricaceae) of basidiomycetous fungi

Etymology: Jpn

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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