Where does “松茸” come from?

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

松茸 (Japanese): matsutake

Definitions

  1. matsutake

Ancestry of “松茸”, step by step

松茸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 茸

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

via Japanese 松

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese松a pine tree; a pine branch decorated for the...

Words derived from “松茸”

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