enoki mushroom

noun eno·ki mushroom \e-ˈnō-kē-\

Definition of ENOKI MUSHROOM

: a whitish cultivated agaric mushroom (Flammulina velutipes syn. Collybia velutipes) with a long thin stem and a small cap —called also enoki

Japanese enoki

First Known Use: 1979

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