鼈茸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
すっぽん
Hyōgai
たけ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɨp̚põ̞nta̠ke̞]

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).