| NOUN | plant | Oriental black mushroom, shiitake, shiitake mushroom, Chinese black mushroom, golden oak mushroom, Lentinus edodes | edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe |
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| Meaning | edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe. | |
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| Synonyms | shiitake, shiitake mushroom, Chinese black mushroom, golden oak mushroom, Lentinus edodes | |
| Member of | Lentinus, genus Lentinus | A genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae |
| Broader | fungus | An organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter |