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maitake

Syllables: mai·ta·ke

maitake noun: grifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees.

Noun

maitake (countable and uncountable, plural maitakes)

  1. Grifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees.
    • Truffles, maitake, matsutake, king boletes, shiitake and dozens of other edible types are hunted commercially around the planet.2007 November 9, Stephen Regenold, “Hot on the Trail of the Edible Fungi in Illinois”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    hen of the woods, ram's head, sheep's head, signorina

maitake meaning in Arabic

maitake in Arabic

Grifola frondosa
مَيْتَاكِي maytākī

Synonyms of maitake

Forms of maitake

pluralmaitakes

Origin of maitake

From Japanese 舞茸 (maitake).

Questions about maitake

What does maitake mean?
Maitake means grifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees.
What is maitake in Arabic?
Maitake in Arabic is مَيْتَاكِي (maytākī). See Maitake meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is maitake?
Maitake is a noun.
What is the plural of maitake?
The plural of maitake is maitakes.

Words near maitake in the dictionary

  1. maistrie
  2. maistries
  3. maistring
  4. maistry
  5. Maisy
  6. maitake
  7. maitakes
  8. maitansine
  9. Maitham
  10. Maithil
  11. Maithila

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