箒茸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
箒	茸
ほうき Hyōgai	たけ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “broom mushroom”, 箒(ほうき) (hōki, “broom”) + 茸(たけ) (take, “mushroom”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːkʲita̠ke̞]

Noun

箒(ほうき)茸(たけ) or 箒茸(ホウキタケ) • (hōkitake) 

1. clustered coral, Ramaria botrytis

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).