Meanings
nounmaitake (countable and uncountable, plural maitakes)
plural maitakes
- countableuncountableGrifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees.
Truffles, maitake, matsutake, king boletes, shiitake and dozens of other edible types are hunted commercially around the planet.
2007 November 9, Stephen Regenold, “Hot on the Trail of the Edible Fungi in Illinois”, in New York TimesSynonyms: hen of the woods, ram's head, sheep's head, signorina
Synonyms & antonyms
nounGrifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees.
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Origin
- Japanese舞茸
- Englishmaitake
From Japanese 舞茸 (maitake).
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Arabic مَيْتَاكِي
- مَيْتَاكِي (maytākī)Grifola frondosa
Catalan gírgola de castanyer
- gírgola de castanyerGrifola frondosa
Chinese Mandarin 灰樹花 /灰树花
- 灰樹花 /灰树花 (huīshùhuā)Grifola frondosa
Hungarian ágas tapló, bokrosgomba
- ágas taplóGrifola frondosa
- bokrosgombaGrifola frondosa
Japanese 舞茸
- 舞茸 (maitake)Grifola frondosa
Korean 잎새버섯
- 잎새버섯 (ipsaebeoseot)Grifola frondosa
Russian гирфо́ла курча́вая, гриб-бара́н
- гирфо́ла курча́вая (girfóla kurčávaja)Grifola frondosa
- гриб-бара́н (grib-barán)Grifola frondosa
Welsh iâr y coed
- iâr y coedGrifola frondosa
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APA
maitake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maitake
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“maitake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maitake. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maitake,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maitake.
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