1) Asian mushroom 2) Chinese black mushroom 3) Edible fungus 4) Four-syllable fungus 5) Fungus 6) Golden oak mushroom 7) Japanese mushroom 8) Large, meaty mushroom 9) Lentinus edodes 10) Miso soup addition 11) Oriental black mushroom 12) Shiitake mushroom 
The shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is an edible mushroom native to East Asia, which is cultivated and consumed in many Asian countries. It is considered a medicinal mushroom in some forms of traditional medicine. ==Taxonomy and naming== The mushroom`s Japanese name shiitake listen (kanji: 椎茸) is composed of shii, the name of the tree Castanopsis....
(Japanese) large mushrooms with dark caps
[n] - edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
shiitake mushroom noun edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe