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Mushroom vs Maitake - What's the difference?

mushroom | maitake |

As nouns the difference between mushroom and maitake

is that mushroom is any of the fleshy fruiting bodies]] of [[fungus|fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood) while maitake is grifola frondosa , an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees.

As an adjective mushroom

is having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.

As a verb mushroom

is to grow quickly to a large size.

mushroom

English

(wikipedia mushroom) {{picdic , image=Flammulina velutipes 04.jpg , detail1= , detail2= }}

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies]] of [[fungus, fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
    • Some mushroom s are edible and taste good, while others are poisonous and taste foul.
  • A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.
  • champignon or Agaricus bisporus , the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking.
  • One of the mushroom-shaped pegs in bar billiards.
  • (obsolete, figurative) One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.

    • Synonyms

    * (something appearing suddenly) shroom

    Derived terms

    * magic mushroom * mushroom anchor * mushroom cloud * mushroom coral * mushroom spawn * mushroomy * straw mushroom

    See also

    * cep, * champignon * chanterelle * cremini * fungus * morel * porcino * portabela, portabella, portabello, portobela, portobella, portobello, portobelo * shiitake * toadstool

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.
    • mushroom cloud

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To grow quickly to a large size.
    • The town’s population mushroomed from 10,000 to 110,000 in five years.
  • To gather mushrooms .
  • (ballistics) (Of a bullet) To form the shape of a mushroom when a bullet impacts a soft target.

    • maitake

    English

    (wikipedia maitake)

    Noun

  • Grifola frondosa , an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=November 9, author=Stephen Regenold, title=Hot on the Trail of the Edible Fungi in Illinois, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Truffles, maitake , matsutake, king boletes, shiitake and dozens of other edible types are hunted commercially around the planet.}}