羊肚菌

Chinese

caprid belly; tripe
bacteria; mould; mushroom
bacteria; mould; mushroom; germ
 
trad. (羊肚菌)
simp. #(羊肚菌)

Etymology

Because the mushroom looks like tripe, and particularly similar to the rumen of a goat.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yángdǔjūn, yángdǔjùn
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄨˇ ㄐㄩㄣ, ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄨˇ ㄐㄩㄣˋ

Noun

羊肚菌

  1. morchella; morel

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