HyperDic: white_matsutake

English > 1 sense of the expression white matsutake:
NOUNplantwhite matsutake, Armillaria ponderosaa large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it ages
English > white matsutake: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it ages; gills are white; odor is spicy and aromatic; collected commercially for oriental cooking the Pacific Northwest.
SynonymArmillaria ponderosa
BroaderagaricA saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside

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