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Where does “榎茸” come from?

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

榎茸 (Japanese): an edible mushroom, the velvet shank or...

Definitions

  1. an edible mushroom, the velvet shank or...

Ancestry of “榎茸”, step by step

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"

Words derived from “榎茸”

  • enoki
  • enokitake
  • enoki mushroom
  • enoki
  • enokitake
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