鼈茸

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
すっぽん
Hyōgai
たけ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
 スッポンタケ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Literally, turtle mushroom, (すっぽん) (suppon, softshell turtle) + (たけ) (take, mushroom)

Pronunciation

Noun

(すっぽん)(たけ) or 鼈茸(スッポンタケ) (suppontake

  1. common stinkhorn, Phallus impudicus

Usage notes

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