enoki mushroom

noun

A mushroom with a long, thin stem, in the species Flammulina filiformis, used primarily in the cuisines of East Asia.

OriginJapanese 榎茸 →
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Meanings

nounenoki mushroom (plural enoki mushrooms)

plural enoki mushrooms

  1. A mushroom with a long, thin stem, in the species Flammulina filiformis, used primarily in the cuisines of East Asia.

Synonyms & antonyms

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enoki

Origin

  1. Japanese榎茸
  2. Englishenoki mushroom

From Japanese 榎茸 (enokitake), from 榎 (enoki, “Chinese hackberry”) + 茸 (take, “mushroom”), it being a mushroom that grows on stumps of the tree.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 金菇, 金針菇 /金针菇
  • 金菇 (gam¹ gu¹)Flammulina filiformis
  • 金針菇 /金针菇 (gam¹ zam¹ gu¹)Flammulina filiformis
Chinese Mandarin 金針菇 /金针菇, 金菇
  • 金針菇 /金针菇 (jīnzhēngū)Flammulina filiformis
  • 金菇 (jīngū)Flammulina filiformis
Dutch fluweelpootje
  • fluweelpootjeFlammulina filiformis
Finnish talvijuurekas
  • talvijuurekasFlammulina filiformis
German Samtfußrübling
  • SamtfußrüblingFlammulina filiformis
Hungarian téli fülőke
  • téli fülőkeFlammulina filiformis
Japanese 榎茸, 滑茸
  • 榎茸 (enokitake)Flammulina filiformis
  • 滑茸 (nametake)Flammulina filiformis
Korean 팽이버섯
  • 팽이버섯 (paeng'ibeoseot)Flammulina filiformis
Russian эно́ки, опёнок зи́мний
  • эно́ки (enóki)Flammulina filiformis
  • опёнок зи́мний (opjónok zímnij)Flammulina filiformis
Thai เห็ดเข็มทอง
  • เห็ดเข็มทอง (hèt-kěm-tɔɔng)Flammulina filiformis
Vietnamese nấm kim châm
  • nấm kim châmFlammulina filiformis
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enoki mushroom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enoki%20mushroom

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“enoki mushroom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enoki%20mushroom. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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