enoki

enoki
/e nok"ee/, n.
a thin, long-stemmed and tiny-capped white mushroom, Flamma velutipes, native to the northern mountain ranges of Japan and prized as a food.
[ < Japn enoki(-take), equiv. to enoki hackberry, Chinese nettle tree ( < *ey no kiy; *ai hackberry + no particle + *koy tree) + take mushroom]

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  • enoki — [e nō΄kē tä′kēe nō′kē] n. an edible mushroom (Flammulina velutipes) with a long, slender stem, a small, yellowish cap, and yellowish gills: in full enokitake [e nō΄kē tä′kē] …   English World dictionary

  • enoki — [ɪ nəʊkɪ] noun an edible Japanese mushroom, growing in clusters, with slender stems and small caps. [Flammulina velutipes.] Origin from Japanese enoki take, from enoki nettle tree + take mushroom …   English new terms dictionary

  • enoki — e•no•ki [[t]ɛˈnɒk i[/t]] n. fng a thin, long stemmed and tiny capped edible white mushroom, Flamma velutipes, native to Japan • Etymology: 1975–80; < Japn enoki( take)=enoki hackberry, Chinese nettle tree +take mushroom …   From formal English to slang

  • enoki — eˈnōkē, ˈnäk , (ˌ)ēˈ noun or enoki mushroom ( s) Etymology: Japanese enokitake, from enoki Chinese hackberry (Celtis sinensis) + take mushroom : a small whitish cultivated mushroom (Flammulina velutipes syn. Collybia velutipes) of the famil …   Useful english dictionary

  • enoki — noun see enoki mushroom …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Énoki — Flammulina velutipes Flammulina velutipes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • enoki — noun An enoki mushroom, Flammulina velutipes …   Wiktionary

  • Enoki Films — is a producer of anime based in Tokyo.Enoki Films also has a North American division, established in 1986 [http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070522/0255865.html ReelTime Is Animated About Agreement With Enoki Films USA, Inc.] Press Release, May 22, 2007] …   Wikipedia

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  • enoki mushroom — noun Etymology: Japanese enoki Date: 1979 a whitish cultivated agaric mushroom (Flammulina velutipes syn. Collybia velutipes) with a long thin stem and a small cap called also enoki …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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