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white matsutake

DEFINITIONS OF: white matsutake

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n 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
Type of:
agaric
a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
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