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Hericium_erinaceus

Hericium erinaceus

Translingual

Proper noun

Hericium erinaceus n

A taxonomic species within the family Hericiaceae – a mushroom used in Asian cooking and medicine.

Synonyms

(species): lion's mane mushroom, bearded tooth mushroom, hedgehog mushroom, satyr's beard, bearded hedgehog mushroom, pom pom mushroom, bearded tooth fungus

Translations

edible mushroom

Chinese:

Cantonese: 猴頭菇, 猴头菇 ‎(hau⁴ tou⁴ gu¹)

Mandarin: 猴頭菇 (zh), 猴头菇 (zh) ‎(hóutóugū)

Japanese: 山伏茸 ‎(ヤマブシタケ, yamabusitake)
Vietnamese: nấm đầu khỉ