mushroom
noun
any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
mushroomlike
-
a word derived from
mushroom.
Example Sentences
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It spreads out, forming a mushroomlike cap that pushes up against the crust, causing an extension feature like the one seen in Elysium Planitia.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 22, 2023
It spreads out, forming a mushroomlike cap that pushes upward on the crust, causing an extension feature like the one seen in Elysium Planitia.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2023
A few Jasper Morrison mushroomlike footstools are scattered nearby; that they are made of cork is merely coincidental.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2016
And Regina Bogat’s little mushroomlike sculpture, from 1969, commands attention with its studded cap and brightly painted underside.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2014
As an observer to this incident, I can report that it stood about 4 ft. high, and had a mushroomlike shape and a jellylike motion.
From Time Magazine Archive
