Where does “enokitake” come from?

enokitake (English) comes from Japanese 榎茸, from Japanese 茸, from Japanese 椎茸, from Japanese 椎 — any tree of the genus "Castanopsis".

enokitake (English): enoki mushroom

Definitions

  1. enoki mushroom

Ancestry of “enokitake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese榎茸an edible mushroom, the velvet shank or...
2Japanese茸a mushroom; the flesh of an animal
3Japanese椎茸shiitake, a type of edible mushroom
4Japanese椎any tree of the genus "Castanopsis"

Words derived from “enokitake”

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