matsu-take

or mat·su·ta·ke

[ maht-soo-tah-kee, -key ]

noun
  1. an edible fungus, Armillaria matsutake, of Japan.

Origin of matsu-take

1
<Japanese, equivalent to matsumatsu (perhaps to be taken as “pinecone-shaped”) + take mushroom; cf. shiitake

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