GOLDEN OAK MUSHROOM

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("golden oak mushroom" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Holonyms ("golden oak mushroom" is a member of...):

genus Lentinus; Lentinus (a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae)

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