shiitake

noun

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

Roots

shiishii- · Japanese · shii tree take-take · Japanese · mushroom

Synonyms & related words for shiitake

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of shiitake. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to shiitake

Explore words related to shiitake — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include shitake, cremini, mushrooms, porcini, enoki, portabella, portobello, chanterelle. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does shiitake come from?

The word shiitake breaks down into 2 roots of Japanese origin: shii-, from Japanese shii (“shii tree”); and -take, from Japanese take (“mushroom”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.