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mushroom Definition

mush·room (mus̸hro̵̅o̅m′, -ro̵om′)

noun

    1. any of various rapidly growing, fleshy fungi, typically having a stalk capped with an umbrellalike top; esp., a gill or pore fungus
    2. the fruiting body of such a fungus
    3. an edible fruiting body of such a fungus
  1. anything like a mushroom in shape or rapid growth

Etymology: ME muscheron < OFr moisseron < LL mussirio (gen. mussirionis)

adjective

  1. of or made with mushrooms
  2. like a mushroom in shape or rapid growth a mushroom cloud

intransitive verb

  1. to hunt for and gather wild mushrooms
  2. to grow or spread rapidly
  3. to flatten out at the end so as to resemble a mushroom

mushroom Synonyms

mushroom

n.

  1. toadstool, fungus, champignon (French), truffle.

    Edible mushrooms include: morel, chanterelle, cremini, enoki, shiitake, portobello, porcini, puffball, earth star, honey, agaric, button, cèpe, meadow, Caesar's, fairy ring, shaggy mane, inky cap, oyster, parasol, golden clavaria, bear's head, hedgehog, angel trumpet, soft-skinned crepidotus, green russula, tan-colored russula, Mary russula, sheathed amanitopsis, large-sheathed amanitopsis, smooth lepiota, American lepiota.

  2. Poisonous mushrooms or toadstools include: jack-my-lantern, fetid russula, fly agaric, death angel, death cup, amanita.

mushroom Synonyms

mushroom

v.

augment, spread, sprout; see grow 1, increase 1.

mushroom Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • slice: Add cream and brandy to pan when sliced mushrooms are cooked.
  • chop: Also, black olives can be replaced with finely chopped button mushrooms.

Adjective modifier

  • sauteed: Andrew tells me his favorite breakfast consists of sautéed field mushrooms among which an egg has been poached.
  • magic: The last two years has seen a dramatic increase in the number of shops selling magic mushrooms from only a handful to over 400.
  • edible: This type of fungus includes our familiar edible mushroom.
  • hallucinogenic: The reason for the new laws is to stop the commercial sale of hallucinogenic mushrooms.
  • wild: Do not feed wild mushrooms to people who don't want to eat them.
  • grilled: Steak and chips 1 grilled rump steak with 75g low-fat oven chips, grilled mushrooms and salad with fat-free dressing.

Modifies a noun

  • risotto: Alternatively try with roast beef, rack of lamb or wild mushroom risotto.
  • stroganoff: A wild mushroom stroganoff, of ceps and cauliflower fungus, follows.
  • bhaji: We began with onion bhaji ( £ 1.00 ), Potato bhaji ( £ 1.50 ), and mushroom bhaji ( £ 1.80 ).
  • compost: We planted the tree in a mixture of bone meal and mushroom compost.
  • mycelium: When the compost is ammonia free ( 5ppm ), spawning with mushroom mycelium can commence.
  • pate: Seamus also likes a yeast spread, or mushroom pate spread on.

Noun used with modifier

  • shiitake: In another area he has started to grow shiitake mushrooms under a graceful canopy, a living tunnel of woven willow trees.
  • shitake: I had a terrine of confit chicken with shitake mushrooms, baby leeks and apple chutney.
  • porcini: Everything from fish to fruit, vegetables, spices and dried porcini mushrooms is sold here.
  • portobello: Two cards that lineman oregon guard portobello mushrooms so ionosphere can emit.
  • oyster: Each cap is about 1cm across, much like small oyster mushrooms.
  • psilocybin: Powell goes on to look at the evidence that the Maya also used psilocybin mushrooms.
mushroom Quotes

  I am†a mushroom On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then.

—Ford,John

Our motto: Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.

—Conran, Shirley Ida ne¤  e Pearce

I see America as a black curse upon the world. I see a long night settling in and that mushroom which has poisoned the world withering at the roots.

—Miller, Henry Valentine

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