Etymology

maitake

mai·ta·ke
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Today it means: Grifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees. Full definition →

Japanese 舞茸
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from舞茸
  2. English todaymaitake

From Japanese 舞茸 (maitake).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.