網笠茸

Japanese

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

Etymology

網笠(あみがさ) (amigasa, woven hat) + (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).