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mushroomy

American  
[muhsh-room-ee, -room-] / ˈmʌʃ rum i, -rʊm- /

adjective

  1. shaped like a mushroom.

  2. containing a lot of mushrooms; tasting or smelling of mushrooms.


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“But then, it publishes it for experts — like really mushroomy experts — to take a look at these and then tell you what you have.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 1, 2023

This may explain why the fake-uhn's umami seemed comparatively muted: a savory, pleasingly mushroomy backbone with a gentle hit of liquid smoke and toasty sweetness from maple syrup.

From Salon May 24, 2022

Yet while I can sense some mushroomy, earthy flavors, and the Gravel Road vineyard designation draws our focus to this wine’s earthy quality, the flavors still pull toward the sun with ripe fruit.

From Washington Post Nov. 21, 2019

It is related to mushroom and toadstool fungi, and has a distinct "mushroomy" odour.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2013

Felicia’s eyesight dimmed until she could perceive only shadows, and the right side of her head swelled with mushroomy lumps.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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