Etymology

reishi

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Today it means: The bracket fungus (mushroom) (Ganoderma lucidum and sometimes Ganoderma tsugae). Full definition →

Japanese 霊芝
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from霊芝
  2. English todayreishi

From Japanese 霊芝. Doublet of lingzhi.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.