cham·pi·gnon (sh m-p n y n)n. An edible mushroom, especially the much cultivated species Agaricus bisporus. [French, alteration of Old French champigneul, probably from Vulgar Latin *(fungus) campiniolus, (fungus) growing in the fields, from Late Latin camp  nia, countryside; see campaign.] |
champignon [tʃæmˈpɪnjən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various agaricaceous edible mushrooms, esp Marasmius oreades (fairy ring champignon) and the meadow mushroom
[from French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin campīnus (unattested) of the field, from Latin campus plain, field]
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