CHINESE BLACK MUSHROOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chinese black mushroom mean? 

• CHINESE BLACK MUSHROOM (noun)
  The noun CHINESE BLACK MUSHROOM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CHINESE BLACK MUSHROOM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHINESE BLACK MUSHROOM (noun)

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 ("Chinese black 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 ("Chinese black mushroom" is a member of...):

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