(n) an edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters, Syn. Flammulina velutipes
[金针菇 / 金針菇, jīn zhēn gūㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄣ ㄍㄨ] enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes, Japanese えのき茸 enokitake), used in cuisines of Japan, Korea and China, cultivated to be long, thin and white; abbr. to 金菇, See Also: 茸, 金菇#26085