maitake en · NOUN
Etymology
From Japanese 舞茸 (maitake).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Grifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees.
Truffles, maitake, matsutake, king boletes, shiitake and dozens of other edible types are hunted commercially around the planet.
2007 November 9, Stephen Regenold, “Hot on the Trail of the Edible Fungi in Illinois”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maitakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
sheep's head · hen of the woods · ram's head · signorina
Translations (11)
cmn 灰樹花 /灰树花 (Grifola frondosa) · ru гирфо́ла курча́вая (Grifola frondosa) · ca gírgola de castanyer (Grifola frondosa) · ru гриб-бара́н (Grifola frondosa) · hu ágas tapló (Grifola frondosa) · hu bokrosgomba (Grifola frondosa) · ko 잎새버섯 (Grifola frondosa) · cy iâr y coed (Grifola frondosa) · ar مَيْتَاكِي (Grifola frondosa) · mk зајачарка (Grifola frondosa) · ja 舞茸 (Grifola frondosa)