enoki

[ ih-noh-kee ]

/ ɪˈnoʊ ki /

Save This Word!

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

QUIZZES

Loosen up your grammar muscles because it’s time to test your knowledge on verb tenses!

Question 1 of 6

The verb tenses can be split into which 3 primary categories?

Also called e·no·ki·da·ke

[ih-noh-kee-dah-kee], /ɪˌnoʊ kiˈdɑ ki/, e·no·ki·ta·ke

[ih-noh-kee-tah-kee], /ɪˌnoʊ kiˈtɑ ki/, golden needle mushroom, velvet stem .

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

Sweet as that sounds, one blogger who proclaimed them her favorite described the taste as “enoki-pine nut.”
Cicadas, Grasshoppers, Locusts, Ants Among the Tastiest Insects|Nina Strochlic|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The spirit of the God Kjin resides in the enoki tree, the God to whom very old dolls are dedicated.
Myths & Legends of Japan|F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
Kjin is supposed to reside in the enoki tree, and in front of this tree there is a small shrine and torii.
Myths & Legends of Japan|F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis