榎茸
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
| 榎 | 茸 |
榎茸
Etymology
Compound of 榎 (enoki, “Chinese hackberry tree”) + 茸 (take, “mushroom”), as this mushroom can often be found growing on the Chinese hackberry tree.
Noun
榎茸 (hiragana えのきたけ, katakana エノキタケ, romaji enokitake)
(alternative reading hiragana えのきだけ, katakana エノキダケ, romaji enokidake)
- an edible mushroom the velvet shank or enoki: Flammulina velutipes