English Explanatory Dictionary

enoki mushroom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mushroom with a long, thin stem, in the species Flammulina filiformis, used primarily in the cuisines of East Asia.

Word forms

enoki mushroom enoki mushrooms

Etymology

From Japanese 榎茸 (enokitake), from 榎 (enoki, “Chinese hackberry”) + 茸 (take, “mushroom”), it being a mushroom that grows on stumps of the tree.

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