shiitake

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shiitake Or Black Forest mushroom, Lentinula (Lentinus) edodes, see mushrooms.

shiitake

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shiitake A mushroom-like fungus, Lentinula edodes (formerly Lentinus edodes) cultivated for food, e.g. in Japan.

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