mushroom-likeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌʃruːmlʌɪk/,

/ˈmʌʃrʊmlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈməʃˌrumˌlaɪk/,

/ˈməʃˌrʊmˌlaɪk/

Forms: see mushroom n. and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mushroom n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < mushroom n. + -like suffix.

A. adv.

In a manner likened to that of a mushroom, with reference to rapid growth, sudden appearance, or brief duration of existence. Cf. mushroom adj. 1a.

ΚΠ

1621 W. Slatyer Hist. Great Britanie x. iv. 273 Mushrome-like comes Cromwell.

1646 J. Clarke Leaven 21 It is unsound Divinity, that is so soon believed, received, that Mushrome-like or as Jonah's gourd springs up in a night.

1742 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman Sept. xiii. 77 What is not fit to gather To-day, may be ready To-morrow, Mushroom like.

1835 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 372/1 A generation, which, mushroom-like, had sprung up in my absence.

1909 J. F. Gibbs Lights & Shadows Mormonism xxxvii. 256 The belief that the Messrs. Smith, mushroom-like, had grown up in the night from rabid adherents of the alien Mormon Kingdom of God.

1985 J. Morris Last Lett. from Hav vi. 53 It sprouts mushroom-like overnight, without warning, and by noonday it is gone.

B. adj.

Resembling a mushroom, esp. in shape or colour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [adjective] > of or like a mushroom

mushroom-like1653

mushroomic1859

mushroomy1860

shiitake1877

1653 W. Harvey Anat. Exercitations lxx. 440 Several tumors or mushroom-like substances.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Heath-moss The brown mushroom-like Coralloides.

1868 Amer. Naturalist 1 681/1 The Mushroom-like Crinoid.

a1930 D. H. Lawrence Compl. Poems (1964) II. 765 Tripping about with their ladylike hams And their groomed and mushroom-like faces.

1970 Jrnl. Fluid Mech. 41 793 As seen in flow field photographs, a thermal has a mushroom-like appearance, with a blunted nearly hemispherical cap.

1991 Current Bks. Mag. Fall 39 All the people relaxing in their mushroomlike guest houses waiting for dinner are simply on hand to satisfy my own curiosity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mushroom-like
释义	mushroom-likeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈmʌʃruːmlʌɪk/, /ˈmʌʃrʊmlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈməʃˌrumˌlaɪk/, /ˈməʃˌrʊmˌlaɪk/ Forms: see mushroom n. and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mushroom n., -like suffix. Etymology: < mushroom n. + -like suffix. A. adv. In a manner likened to that of a mushroom, with reference to rapid growth, sudden appearance, or brief duration of existence. Cf. mushroom adj. 1a. ΚΠ 1621 W. Slatyer Hist. Great Britanie x. iv. 273 Mushrome-like comes Cromwell. 1646 J. Clarke Leaven 21 It is unsound Divinity, that is so soon believed, received, that Mushrome-like or as Jonah's gourd springs up in a night. 1742 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman Sept. xiii. 77 What is not fit to gather To-day, may be ready To-morrow, Mushroom like. 1835 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 372/1 A generation, which, mushroom-like, had sprung up in my absence. 1909 J. F. Gibbs Lights & Shadows Mormonism xxxvii. 256 The belief that the Messrs. Smith, mushroom-like, had grown up in the night from rabid adherents of the alien Mormon Kingdom of God. 1985 J. Morris Last Lett. from Hav vi. 53 It sprouts mushroom-like overnight, without warning, and by noonday it is gone. B. adj. Resembling a mushroom, esp. in shape or colour. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [adjective] > of or like a mushroom mushroom-like1653 mushroomic1859 mushroomy1860 shiitake1877 1653 W. Harvey Anat. Exercitations lxx. 440 Several tumors or mushroom-like substances. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Heath-moss The brown mushroom-like Coralloides. 1868 Amer. Naturalist 1 681/1 The Mushroom-like Crinoid. a1930 D. H. Lawrence Compl. Poems (1964) II. 765 Tripping about with their ladylike hams And their groomed and mushroom-like faces. 1970 Jrnl. Fluid Mech. 41 793 As seen in flow field photographs, a thermal has a mushroom-like appearance, with a blunted nearly hemispherical cap. 1991 Current Bks. Mag. Fall 39 All the people relaxing in their mushroomlike guest houses waiting for dinner are simply on hand to satisfy my own curiosity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1621
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