mushroom /mushˈroom/

1. An edible fungus of rapid growth with a stem and umbrella-shaped cap, esp Agaricus, or Psalliota, campestris or field mushroom
2. Any edible fungus
3. Any fungus of umbrella shape whether edible or not
4. Any fungus
5. An object shaped like a mushroom, eg a wooden one for use in darning
6. A hat with drooping brim
7. An umbrella (slang)
8. A pinkish-brown colour, like that of the field mushroom
9. Anything of rapid growth and decay (figurative)
10. Someone who rises suddenly from a low condition (figurative)
11. An upstart

1. Of or like a mushroom in appearance, rapidity of growth, etc
2. Of a pinkish-brown colour

1. To expand like a mushroom cap
2. To gather mushrooms
3. To increase or spread with remarkable or disconcerting rapidity

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