Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shiitake mushroom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: shi-itake -mush-room
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe

Synonyms

shiitake Chinese black mushroom golden oak mushroom Oriental black mushroom Lentinus edodes

Questions

What does shiitake mushroom mean?: edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe

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