straw mushroom

[ straw-muhsh-room, -room ]

/ ˈstrɔ ˌmʌʃ rum, -rʊm /

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noun

a small brown mushroom, Volvariella volvacea, used in Asian cuisine.

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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

Most of it is taken up by a graphic inviting the visitor to participate in the 2016 online presidential straw poll.
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Exactly one month after the first straw goat was erected in Gävle, it was mysteriously burned to a crisp.
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I thanked him, sat down on the sofa, and sipped it through the straw.
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Hana seeks refuge from the buzzing lights of Otome Road in a nearby café and makes another swirl with her straw.
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She slowly moves her straw through the whipped cream in her designer latte and looks up.
The Japanese Women Who Love Gay Anime|Brandon Presser|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Poor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
He reached up for her big, rough straw hat that hung on a peg outside the door, and put it on her head.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
In fact, so much of her smooth brow as could be seen under a broad-brimmed straw hat was wrinkled in a decided frown.
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He put on his big straw hat, and taking his umbrella from the stand in the hall, followed the lady in black, never overtaking her.
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The clear, straw-colored fluid which is left after separation of the coagulum is called blood-serum.
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