maitake

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Maitake

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Noun

maitake (plural maitakes)

1. Grifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees.
   • 2007 November 9, Stephen Regenold, “Hot on the Trail of the Edible Fungi in Illinois”, New York Times:

     Truffles, maitake, matsutake, king boletes, shiitake and dozens of other edible types are hunted commercially around the planet.