shiitake
shiitake
Definition
shii·take (s̸hē tä′kē)
noun
an edible Japanese mushroom (Lentinus edodes) from a family (Agaricaceae) of basidiomycetous fungi
Etymology: Jpn
shiitake
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- mushroom: In the current preliminary study, 61 men with prostate cancer in various stages were given a shiitake mushroom extract for six months.
- extract: In the current preliminary study, 61 men with prostate cancer in various stages were given a shiitake mushroom extract for six months.
- production: Several small businesses have been experimenting with shiitake production in Scotland.
- log: This includes the production of shiitake mushroom logs, apple juice and cider from unsprayed orchards planted with traditional English varieties.
Browse dictionary entries near shiitake
- Shih Tzu
- shigellosis
- shigella
- shifty
- shiftless
- shifting use
- shifting the burden of proof
- shift register
- shift
- shiest
- Shiite
- Shijiazhuang
- shikar
- shikari
- shikker
- Shikoku
- shiksa
- shilingi
- shill
- shillelagh
