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LENTINUS EDODES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lentinus edodes mean?
• LENTINUS EDODES (noun)
The noun LENTINUS EDODES has 1 sense:
1. edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
Familiarity information: LENTINUS EDODES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chinese black mushroom; golden oak mushroom; Lentinus edodes; Oriental black mushroom; shiitake; shiitake mushroom
Hypernyms ("Lentinus edodes" 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 ("Lentinus edodes" is a member of...):
genus Lentinus; Lentinus (a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae)
Context examples
A beta-glucan (a type of polysaccharide) from the mushroom Lentinus edodes (shiitake mushroom).
(Lentinan, NCI Dictionary)
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