Hericium erinaceus

Translingual

Hericium erinaceus

Proper noun

Hericium erinaceus n

1. A taxonomic species within the family Hericiaceae – a mushroom used in Asian cooking and medicine.

Synonyms

• (species): lion's mane mushroom, bearded tooth mushroom, hedgehog mushroom, satyr's beard, bearded hedgehog mushroom, pom pom mushroom, bearded tooth fungus

Translations

edible mushroom

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 猴頭菇／猴头菇 (hau⁴ tou⁴ gu¹)

  Mandarin: 猴頭菇／猴头菇 (zh) (hóutóugū)

• German: Igel-Stachelbart m, Affenkopfpilz m, Löwenmähne (de) f
• Japanese: 山伏茸 (ヤマブシタケ, yamabusitake)
• Vietnamese: nấm đầu khỉ

References

• Hericium erinaceus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hericiaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hericium erinaceus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons