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champignon definition

cham·pi·gnon (s̸ham pin′yən; Fr s̸hän pē nyōn′)

noun

any of various edible mushrooms, esp. the meadow mushroom

Etymology: Fr, altered < OFr champaignuel < VL *campaniolus < LL campania, field: see campaign

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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