mushroom
any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
any of several edible species, especially of the family Agaricaceae, as Agaricus campestris(meadow mushroom, or field mushroom ), cultivated for food in the U.S.
anything of similar shape or correspondingly rapid growth.
a large, mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke or rubble, formed in the atmosphere as a result of an explosion, especially a nuclear explosion.
of, consisting of, or containing mushrooms: a mushroom omelet.
resembling a mushroom in shape or form.
of rapid growth and often brief duration: mushroom towns of the gold-rush days.
to spread, grow, or develop quickly.
to gather mushrooms.
to have or assume the shape of a mushroom.
Origin of mushroom
1Other words from mushroom
- mush·room·like, adjective
- mush·room·y, adjective
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How to use mushroom in a sentence
Inside the “Love” window Elphresh the contortionist elf dances in from of a gold boom-box and 9-foot chrome mushrooms.
She alleges that he and twenty-or-so named colleagues collectively abused “alcohol, cocaine, mushrooms, Special-K, heroin.”
The salmon is presented atop a mound of sautéed vegetables: mushrooms, peppers, squash, onions, leafy greens, and herbs.
Spaghetti for Breakfast?! Not So Crazy at This Idaho Farm Café | Jane & Michael Stern | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd men, you need not be deterred—mushrooms can still aid in your health.
Dishes here are prepared with locally picked mushrooms, herbs, trout, and moles.
What in the world is the matter—am I all swollen—could it be due to having eaten too many mushrooms?
Women of Modern France | Hugo P. ThiemeLaughing, he said: "That would be a fine end—to die at the age of twenty-one from having eaten too many mushrooms."
Women of Modern France | Hugo P. ThiemeWe have a quantity of mushrooms in the second park, and his excellency amuses himself sometimes by gathering them.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetThey lay like vast skeletons, serving to nourish the mushrooms which grew vigorously in the rank vegetation.
In the Wilds of Florida | W.H.G. KingstonAround them on every side crept the mist in whose silver muteness they landed to gather white mushrooms.
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British Dictionary definitions for mushroom
/ (ˈmʌʃruːm, -rʊm) /
(as modifier): mushroom soup
the fungus producing any of these structures
something resembling a mushroom in shape or rapid growth
(as modifier): mushroom expansion
to grow rapidly: demand mushroomed overnight
to assume a mushroom-like shape
to gather mushrooms
Origin of mushroom
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for mushroom
[ mŭsh′rōōm′ ]
Any of various fungi that produce a fleshy fruiting body, which usually consists of a stalk topped by an umbrella-shaped cap. Many mushrooms are basidiomycetes. Some species of mushrooms are edible, though many are poisonous. The term mushroom is often applied to the stalk and cap alone. See more at basidiomycete.
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