烏茸

Japanese

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

Etymology

(からす) (karasu, crow, raven) + (たけ) (take, mushroom)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠sɨta̠ke̞]

Noun

(からす)(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).