栗茸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
栗	茸
くり Jinmeiyō	たけ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
栗菌

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɾʲita̠ke̞]

Noun

クリタケ: chestnut mushroom, Hypholoma lateritium

栗(くり)茸(たけ) or 栗茸(クリタケ) • (kuritake) 

1. chestnut mushroom, brick cap, Hypholoma lateritium; a mushroom species endemic to Europe, Asia, and North America

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

• 苦栗茸(ニガクリタケ) (nigakuritake, “Hypholoma fasciculare”)

See also

• “栗菌とは”, in Kotobank (in Japanese), 2004