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maitakes

maitakes is the plural of maitake.

Meaning of maitake

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

Questions about maitakes

What is maitakes the plural of?
Maitakes is the plural of maitake.

Words near maitakes in the dictionary

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

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