黒疣茸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黒	疣	茸
くろ Grade: 2	いぼ Hyōgai	たけ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
黑疣茸 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 黒(くろ) (kuro, “black”) + 疣(いぼ) (ibo, “wart”) + 茸(たけ) (take, “mushroom”).

Noun

黒(くろ)疣(いぼ)茸(たけ) or 黒疣茸(クロイボタケ) • (kuroibotake)

dothideomycete (Dothideomycetes)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as クロイボタケ (kuroibotake).

Derived terms

黒疣茸綱(くろいぼたけこう) (Kuroibotake-kō)