"chaga" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Russian ча́га (čága), Komi-Zyrian тшак (čak, “mushroom, growth”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ru|ча́га|}} Borrowed from Russian ча́га (čága), {{der|en|kpv|тшак|t=mushroom, growth}} Komi-Zyrian тшак (čak, “mushroom, growth”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} chaga (uncountable)
  1. A parasitic fungus of trees, usually birch, found on the circumboreal region of the Northern hemisphere, Inonotus obliquus. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (Inonotus obliquus): chaga mushroom
    Sense id: en-chaga-en-noun-laVgyUBI Categories (other): Terms with Northern Khanty translations, Terms with Northern Mansi translations Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Khanty translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Mansi translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'Inonotus obliquus': 73 27
  2. The irregular conk of this fungus, used in East European folk medicine to treat a number of conditions. Tags: uncountable Translations (conk): pakuri (Finnish), кэйук (Itelmen), бака (baka) (Komi Zyrian), вөш (wøš) (Northern Khanty), kreftkjuke [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), чага (čaga) [feminine] (Russian), пакля (paklja) [feminine] (Russian), тютяк (tjutjak) [masculine] (Russian) Translations (fungus): 白樺茸 /白桦茸 (Chinese Mandarin), pakurikääpä (Finnish), 자작나무시루뻔버섯 (jajangnamusiruppeonbeoseot) (Korean), трутови́к (trutovík) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-chaga-en-noun-ZulssdqE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Itelmen translations, Terms with Komi-Zyrian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Russian translations, Fungi Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 15 1 19 15 1 15 9 1 15 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Itelmen translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Komi-Zyrian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Fungi: 42 58 Disambiguation of 'conk': 10 90 Disambiguation of 'fungus': 42 58
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