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shimejis

shimejis is the plural of shimeji.

Meaning of shimeji

Noun (1)

shimeji (plural shimejis or shimeji)

  1. Any of a group of edible mushrooms used in Japanese cookery.
    • Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called "exotic" selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.2009 April 10, Yotam Ottolenghi, “The new vegetarian: marinated mushrooms with walnut and tahini yogurt”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Noun (2)

shimeji (plural shimejis)

  1. An animated figure created by a computer program which walks around the screen and performs animations like waving or sitting on windows.
    • Shimejis are little characters (desktop buddies or mascots) who play around in your windows of Google Chrome (web browser) or Chrome OS, while you are browsing the internet. Pick up a shimeji with the mouse pointer, drag them around, and drop them where you want. They walk, crawl, and climb all...2017 August, Jarno Le Conté, Shimeji Browser Extension, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2017
    Synonyms:
    desktop buddy, desktop mascot

Questions about shimejis

What is shimejis the plural of?
Shimejis is the plural of shimeji.

Words near shimejis in the dictionary

  1. shimazakiite
  2. Shimazakis
  3. Shimazu
  4. Shimazus
  5. shimeji
  6. shimejis
  7. Shimek
  8. shimekomi
  9. Shimeks
  10. Shimen
  11. shimenawa

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