straw mushroom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of straw mushroom
First recorded in 1915–20; translation of Chinese caǒ gū; so called because the mushrooms are grown on compost of rice straw
Example Sentences
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The species can be mistaken for edible mushrooms like Amanita caesarea, or Caesar’s mushroom, and the straw mushroom.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
In California, a number of immigrants have confused it with the edible paddy straw mushroom Volvariella volvacea, which is harvested in Asia.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2014
A blue Peter Pan frock, a white organdie collar, white cuffs, a straw mushroom hat.
From Time Magazine Archive
So Lady Astor arrived in the House clad in a blue Peter Pan frock, with a white organdie collar, white cuffs and straw mushroom hat.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was a brown straw mushroom with a dull red feather round it.
From The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections by Terry, Ellen
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