バカマツタケ

Meanings

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false matsutake; Tricholoma bakamatsutake

usually written using kana alone

A mushroom species that resembles matsutake but is considered inferior in flavor; the name literally means 'fool's matsutake'.

バカマツタケはマツタケに似にているが、香かおりが弱よわい。
The false matsutake resembles the true matsutake, but its aroma is weaker.
この時じ期き、山やまでバカマツタケが採とれることがある。
At this time of year, you can sometimes find false matsutake in the mountains.