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mushroom /mushˈroom/ noun- An edible fungus of rapid growth with a stem and umbrella-shaped cap, esp Agaricus, or Psalliota, campestris or field mushroom
- Any edible fungus
- Any fungus of umbrella shape whether edible or not
- Any fungus
- An object shaped like a mushroom, eg a wooden one for use in darning
- A hat with drooping brim
- An umbrella (slang)
- A pinkish-brown colour, like that of the field mushroom
- Anything of rapid growth and decay (figurative)
- Someone who rises suddenly from a low condition (figurative)
- An upstart
adjective- Of or like a mushroom in appearance, rapidity of growth, etc
- Of a pinkish-brown colour
intransitive verb- To expand like a mushroom cap
- To gather mushrooms
- To increase or spread with remarkable or disconcerting rapidity
ORIGIN: OFr mousseron, perh mousse moss, which may be of Germanic origin mushˈroomer noun mushˈroom-anchor noun An anchor with a mushroom-shaped head mushroom cloud noun A mushroom-shaped cloud, esp one resulting from a nuclear explosion mushroom pink noun A dusky brownish-pink |