Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe; 
[syn: shiitake, shiitake mushroom, Chinese black mushroom, golden oak mushroom, Oriental black mushroom, Lentinus edodes]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
shiitake mushroom
    n 1: edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to
         blackish cap and an inedible stipe [syn: shiitake,
         shiitake mushroom, Chinese black mushroom, golden oak
         mushroom, Oriental black mushroom, Lentinus edodes]