烏茸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
烏	茸
からす Jinmeiyō	たけ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

烏(からす) (karasu, “crow, raven”) + 茸(たけ) (take, “mushroom”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾa̠sɨta̠ke̞]

Noun

烏(からす)茸(たけ) or 烏茸(カラスタケ) • (karasutake) 

1. blue chanterelle, Polyozellus multiplex

Usage notes

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