straw mushroom

[ straw muhsh-room, -room ]

noun

1. a small brown mushroom, Volvariella volvacea, used in Asian cuisine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of straw mushroom¹

First recorded in 1915–20; translation of Chinese caǒ gū; so called because the mushrooms are grown on compost of rice straw

Example Sentences

It was a brown straw mushroom with a dull red feather round it.

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