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    SHIITAKE MUSHROOM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipeplay

    Synonyms:

    Chinese black mushroom; golden oak mushroom; Lentinus edodes; Oriental black mushroom; shiitake; shiitake mushroom

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("shiitake mushroom" is a kind of...):

    fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

    Holonyms ("shiitake mushroom" is a member of...):

    genus Lentinus; Lentinus (a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae)

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