網笠茸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
網	笠	茸
あみ Grade: S	かさ > がさ Jinmeiyō	たけ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

網笠(あみがさ) (amigasa, “woven hat”) + 茸(たけ) (take, “mushroom”)

Noun

網笠茸(あみがさだけ) or 網笠茸(アミガサダケ) • (amigasadake) 

1. morel, Morchella esculenta var. esculenta

Usage notes

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