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enoki mushroom

enoki mushroom noun: a mushroom with a long, thin stem, in the species Flammulina filiformis, used primarily in the cuisines of East Asia.

enoki mushroom: a mushroom with a long, thin stem, in the species Flammulina filiformis, used primarily in the...
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Noun

enoki mushroom (plural enoki mushrooms)

  1. A mushroom with a long, thin stem, in the species Flammulina filiformis, used primarily in the cuisines of East Asia.

enoki mushroom meaning in Thai and Vietnamese

enoki mushroom in Thai

Flammulina filiformis
เห็ดเข็มทอง hèt-kěm-tɔɔng

enoki mushroom in Vietnamese

Flammulina filiformis
nấm kim châm

Forms of enoki mushroom

pluralenoki mushrooms

Origin of enoki mushroom

From Japanese 榎茸 (enokitake), from 榎 (enoki, “Chinese hackberry”) + 茸 (take, “mushroom”), it being a mushroom that grows on stumps of the tree.

Questions about enoki mushroom

What does enoki mushroom mean?
Enoki mushroom means a mushroom with a long, thin stem, in the species Flammulina filiformis, used primarily in the cuisines of East Asia.
What is enoki mushroom in Thai?
Enoki mushroom in Thai is เห็ดเข็มทอง (hèt-kěm-tɔɔng). See Enoki mushroom meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is enoki mushroom?
Enoki mushroom is a noun.
What is the plural of enoki mushroom?
The plural of enoki mushroom is enoki mushrooms.

Words near enoki mushroom in the dictionary

  1. enoil
  2. enoiled
  3. enoiling
  4. enoils
  5. enoki
  6. enoki mushroom
  7. enoki mushrooms
  8. enokidake
  9. enokis
  10. enokitake
  11. enokitakes

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