See Also: paltry(dictionary)
paltry(dictionary)

shiitake (iou) and paltry (oh)


shiitake (iou)



shiitake noun. L19.
[Japanese, from shii a kind of oak + take mushroom.]
An edible agaric (mushroom), Lentinus edodes, cultivated in Japan and China on logs of various oaks and allied trees. Also shiitake mushroom.

paltry (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: paltry 'worthless material' (16-19 centuries)]
a paltry amount of something is too small to be useful or important
:: paltry sum of money
::He received only a paltry ¡ê25 a day.
formal unimportant or worthless
::paltry issues