enoki
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of enoki
< Japanese enoki(take), equivalent to enoki “hackberry, Chinese nettle tree” + take “mushroom”
Example Sentences
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She couldn't remember "the specific purchase", but had previously bought a variety of mushrooms - shitake, porcini, enoki - from similar stores, she said.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025
Montebello-based company recalls enoki mushrooms suspected as the source of a listeria outbreak that has infected 36 people and killed four.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024
The team treated the fruiting bodies of enoki mushrooms and the inedible reishi mushrooms with sodium hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024
“Cook enoki mushrooms thoroughly to kill any foodborne germs,” the CDC posted as its investigators continue to identify specific brands of enoki mushrooms that may be contaminated with an outbreak strain of listeria.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2022
In almost every temple ground there is planted a tree called enoki, which is sacred to Kōjin.
From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by Gould, George M. (George Milbrey)
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