Japanese Mushroom Words
In English, we say "Shitake mushroom." In Japanese, could I say "椎茸キノコ," or is this redundant? I heard that 茸 can mean mushroom as well, but I just don't understand how best to use these words. Can someone please explain?

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Thank you for the information!

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"Kinoko" is mushroom in general. Shitake mushroom is "椎茸".

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Just to let you know about the case of "えのき茸", you more often even omit the latter part of the word "茸" and say "えのき", which literally just means a tree they probably live on.

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My pleasure.

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Ueda, ありがとうございます！

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