white matsutake

Definitions of white matsutake
  1. noun
    a 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
    synonyms: Armillaria ponderosa
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    type of:
    agaric
    a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
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