maitake means grifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.
Etymology
From Japanese 舞茸 (maitake).
noun
- Grifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees.“Truffles, maitake, matsutake, king boletes, shiitake and dozens of other edible types are hunted commercially around the planet.”