magic mushroom

noun

1. a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.

magic mushroom

noun

1. informal,  any of various types of fungi that contain a hallucinogenic substance, esp Psilocybe mexicana, which contains psilocybin

Word History and Origins

Origin of magic mushroom¹

First recorded in 1965–70