Mushroom
Shiitake
Shiitake noun - Edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Shiitake
Both words in one sentence
- In Japanese, "take" means "mushroom", so "shiitake mushrooms" means "shii mushrooms mushrooms".
Source: Redundancy / Real Life - Cowboy Bebop's infamous "Mushroom Samba" episode had the crew unintentionally end up with a large stash of shiitake mushrooms.
Source: Bulk Buy Only - Pork, onion, carrot, potato, shiitake mushroom... Ansem... You like shiitake mushroom in your curry?!
Source: Oh Wait, This Is My Grocery List
Cite this Source
Shiitake and Mushroom. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mushroom/shiitake
Mushroom & Shiitake. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mushroom/shiitake>.
Shiitake or Mushroom. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mushroom/shiitake.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "mushroom" and "shiitake" have occurred on timeline