mushroom
noun
any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
mushrooms
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pluralof mushroom.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof mushroom (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
mushroomnounany of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
Example Sentences
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"Sometimes you've just got to look through the leaf litter a bit, and you'd be amazed at the colours and different shapes and sizes of mushrooms you can find when you do look," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
While the colourful displays may encourage people to learn more about fungi, experts are warning against assuming wild mushrooms are safe to eat.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
And on that note: buy whatever mushrooms look good and are on sale.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Pickers start at about 4 a.m., when the predawn light means the white mushrooms are most visible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
They’d roam the nearby forests and meadows, gathering mushrooms, digging up edible roots, catching frogs and occasionally running away from tigers.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
