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1. (n.) mushroom
any of various fleshy fungi, including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, and morels.
2. mushroom
anything of similar shape or correspondingly rapid growth.
3. mushroom
a large, mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke or rubble, formed in the atmosphere as a result of an explosion, esp. a nuclear explosion.
4. (v.i.) mushroom
to spread, grow, or develop quickly.
5. mushroom
to gather mushrooms.
6. mushroom
to assume the shape of a mushroom.
Etymology: (1940–45)
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| Definition of 'mushroom' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mushroom
common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
2. (noun) mushroom
mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.)
3. (noun) mushroom
any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium
4. (noun) mushroom, mushroom cloud, mushroom-shaped cloud
a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)
5. (verb) mushroom
fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi
6. (verb) mushroom
pick or gather mushrooms
"We went mushrooming in the Fall"
7. (verb) mushroom
grow and spread fast
"The problem mushroomed"
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1. (noun) mushroom
a plant without leaves with a curved or flat top, some species of which can be eaten
pasta with cream and mushrooms; raw mushrooms
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) mushroom
of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup
2. (adj) mushroom
resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities
3. (noun) mushroom
an edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn
4. (noun) mushroom
any large fungus, especially one of the genus Agaricus; a toadstool. Several species are edible; but many are very poisonous
5. (noun) mushroom
one who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart
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Sense: a type of fungus, usually shaped like an umbrella, many varieties of which are edible.
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 Afrikaans: sampioen |
 Arabic: فُطْر |
 Bulgarian: гъба |
 Brazilian: cogumelo |
 Czech: houba |
 German: der Pilz |
 Danish: champignon |
 Greek: μανιτάρι |
 Spanish: seta, champiñón |
 Estonian: seen |
 Farsi: قارچ |
 Finnish: sieni |
 French: champignon |
 Hebrew: פִּטרִייָה |
 Hindi: कुकरमुत्ता |
 Croatian: gljiva |
 Hungarian: gomba |
 Indonesian: jamur |
 Icelandic: sveppur |
 Italian: fungo |
 Japanese: マッシュルーム |
 Korean: 버섯 |
 Lithuanian: grybas |
 Latvian: sēne |
 Malay: cendawan |
 Dutch: champignon |
 Norwegian: sopp |
 Polish: grzyb |
 Persian: قارچ |
 Pashto: قارچ |
 Portuguese: cogumelo |
 Romanian: ciupercă |
 Russian: (съедобный) гриб |
 Slovak: huba |
 Slovenian: goba |
 Serbian: pečurka |
 Swedish: svamp, champinjon |
 Thai: เห็ด |
 Turkish: mantar |
 Taiwanese: 蘑菇 |
 Ukrainian: гриб |
 Urdu: صماروغ، فطرہ |
 Vietnamese: nấm |
 Chinese: 蘑菇 |
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