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enoki

[ ih-noh-kee ]

noun

  1. a thin, long-stemmed and tiny-capped white mushroom, Flamma velutipes, native to the northern mountain ranges of Japan and prized as a food.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of enoki1

< Japanese enoki(take), equivalent to enoki “hackberry, Chinese nettle tree” + take “mushroom”
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Example Sentences

Sweet as that sounds, one blogger who proclaimed them her favorite described the taste as “enoki-pine nut.”

The spirit of the God Kjin resides in the enoki tree, the God to whom very old dolls are dedicated.

Kjin is supposed to reside in the enoki tree, and in front of this tree there is a small shrine and torii.

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Enoch Ardenenol