鼈茸

Japanese

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

Etymology

Literally, “turtle mushroom”, 鼈(すっぽん) (suppon, “softshell turtle”) + 茸(たけ) (take, “mushroom”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɨp̚põ̞nta̠ke̞]

Noun

鼈(すっぽん)茸(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).