Meanings
noun
- Pholiota microspora; a type of edible mushroom used in Japanese cookery
Synonyms & antonyms
nounone of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan
Similar
viscid mushroomPholiota nameko
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Japaneseなめこ
- Englishnameko
From Japanese なめこ.
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Japanese なめこ
- なめこ (nameko)Translations
Korean 나도팽나무버섯
- 나도팽나무버섯 (nadopaengnamubeoseot)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
nameko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nameko
MLA
“nameko.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nameko. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nameko,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nameko.
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