meadow mushroom

noun

See under mushroom(def 2).

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Origin of meadow mushroom

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby meadow mushroom

meadow dermatitis, meadow fescue, meadow grass, meadow lily, meadow mouse, meadow mushroom, meadow nematode, meadow parsnip, meadow pipit, meadow rue, meadow saffron

Definition for meadow mushroom (2 of 2)

mushroom

[ muhsh-room, -roo m ]

/ ˈmʌʃ rum, -rʊm /

noun

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.

adjective

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.

verb (used without object)

to spread, grow, or develop quickly.

to gather mushrooms.

to have or assume the shape of a mushroom.

Origin of mushroom

1350–1400; alteration (by folk etymology) of Middle English muscheron, musseroun < Middle French mousseron ≪ Late Latin mussiriōn-, stem of mussiriō

OTHER WORDS FROM mushroom

mush·room·like, adjectivemush·room·y, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for meadow mushroom (1 of 2)

meadow mushroom

noun

a saprotrophic agaricaceous edible fungus, Agaricus campestris, having a white cap with pink or brown gills on the underside

British Dictionary definitions for meadow mushroom (2 of 2)

mushroom

/ (ˈmʌʃruːm, -rʊm) /

noun

the fleshy spore-producing body of any of various basidiomycetous fungi, typically consisting of a cap (pileus) at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium. Some species, such as the field mushroom, are edibleCompare pileus, toadstool
(as modifier)mushroom soup

the fungus producing any of these structures

something resembling a mushroom in shape or rapid growth
(as modifier)mushroom expansion

verb (intr)

to grow rapidlydemand mushroomed overnight

to assume a mushroom-like shape

to gather mushrooms

Word Origin for mushroom

C15: from Old French mousseron, from Late Latin mussiriō, of obscure origin

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Scientific definitions for meadow mushroom

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.