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maitake

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Grifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Japanese 舞茸 (maitake).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَيْتَاكِي (maytākī) — Grifola frondosa
  • Catalan: gírgola de castanyer — Grifola frondosa
  • Chinese Mandarin: 灰樹花 /灰树花 (huīshùhuā) — Grifola frondosa
  • Hungarian: ágas tapló — Grifola frondosa
  • Hungarian: bokrosgomba — Grifola frondosa
  • Japanese: 舞茸 (maitake) — Grifola frondosa
  • Korean: 잎새버섯 (ipsaebeoseot) — Grifola frondosa
  • Macedonian: зајачарка (zajačarka) — Grifola frondosa
  • Russian: гирфо́ла курча́вая (girfóla kurčávaja) — Grifola frondosa
  • Russian: гриб-бара́н (grib-barán) — Grifola frondosa
  • Welsh: iâr y coed — Grifola frondosa