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mushroom
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mush·room  (mshrm, -rm)
n.
1. Any of various fleshy fungi of the class Basidiomycota, characteristically having an umbrella-shaped cap borne on a stalk, especially any of the edible kinds, as those of the genus Agaricus.
2. Something shaped like one of these fungi.
intr.v. mush·roomed, mush·room·ing, mush·rooms
1. To multiply, grow, or expand rapidly: The population mushroomed in the postwar decades.
2. To swell or spread out into a shape similar to a mushroom.
adj.
1. Relating to, consisting of, or containing mushrooms: mushroom sauce.
2. Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth or evanescence: mushroom towns.

[Alteration (influenced by room) of Middle English musheron, from Anglo-Norman moscheron, musherum, from Old French mousseron, from Medieval Latin musari, musarin-.]

mushroom [ˈmʌʃruːm -rʊm]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany)
a.  the fleshy spore-producing body of any of various basidiomycetous fungi, typically consisting of a cap (see pileus) at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium. Some species, such as the field mushroom, are edible Compare toadstool
b.  (as modifier) mushroom soup
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the fungus producing any of these structures
3.
a.  something resembling a mushroom in shape or rapid growth
b.  (as modifier) mushroom expansion
vb (intr)
1. to grow rapidly demand mushroomed overnight
2. to assume a mushroom-like shape
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to gather mushrooms
[from Old French mousseron, from Late Latin mussiriō, of obscure origin]

mushroom  (mshrm)
Any of various basidiomycete fungi whose mycelium produces a spore-dispersing body (called a basidioma) that usually consists of a stalk topped by a fleshy, often umbrella-shaped cap. Some species of mushrooms are edible, though many are poisonous. The term mushroom is often applied to the stalk and cap alone. See more at basidiomycete.
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mushroom
clockwise from top: chanterelle, yellow morel, King boletus, and shaggy mane mushrooms
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mushroommushroom - common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
agaric - a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
toadstool - common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)
2.mushroom - mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.)
agaric - a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
3.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
basidiomycete, basidiomycetous fungi - any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
morel - any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
4.mushroommushroom - a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)
cloud - any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
5.mushroom - fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi
veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
stuffed mushroom - mushrooms stuffed with any of numerous mixtures of e.g. meats or nuts or seafood or spinach
Verb1.mushroom - pick or gather mushrooms; "We went mushrooming in the Fall"
cull, pick, pluck - look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
2.mushroom - grow and spread fast; "The problem mushroomed"
grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

mushroom
verb expand, increase, spread, boom, flourish, sprout, burgeon, spring up, shoot up, proliferate, luxuriate, grow rapidly The media training industry has mushroomed over the last decade.

Mushrooms and other edible fungi

black truffle, blewit, button mushroom, cep or porcini, champignon, chanterelle, horn of plenty, meadow mushroom, morel, oyster mushroom, puffball, shaggy ink cap or lawyer's wig, shiitake mushroom, straw mushroom, white truffle, wood ear mushroom
Translations
mushroom [ˈmʌʃrʊm]
A. N (Culin) (round-topped) → champiñón m; (flat-topped) → seta f (Bot) → seta f, hongo m, callampa f (Chile)
a great mushroom of smokeun enorme hongo de humo
to grow like mushroomscrecer como hongos
to spring up like mushrooms (fig) → surgir como hongos
B. VI [town etc] → crecer vertiginosamente
the cloud of smoke went mushrooming upuna nube de humo ascendió en forma de hongo
C. CPD [salad, omelette etc] → de champiñones
mushroom cloud Nhongo m nuclear
mushroom growth Ncrecimiento m vertiginoso
mushroom town Nciudad f que crece vertiginosamente

mushroom [ˈmʌʃruːm]
nchampignon m
modif [soup, omelette, sauce] → aux champignons
vi (= grow) [town] → pousser comme un champignon; [population, costs] → augmenter rapidement; [company] → se développer rapidement; [number] → se multiplier
mushroom cloud nchampignon m atomique

mushroom
n(essbarer) Pilz; (= button mushroom)Champignon m; (= atomic mushroom)Pilz m; a great mushroom of smokeein großer Rauchpilz; to spring up or sprout like mushroomswie die Pilze aus dem Boden schießen
attr
(made of mushrooms) → Pilz-, Champignon-; mushroom soupPilz- or Champignonsuppe f; mushroom farmPilzzuchtbetrieb m; mushroom-pickerPilzsammler(in) m(f)
(= mushroom-shaped)pilzförmig
(= rapid and ephemeral) growthsprunghaft
vi
to go mushroomingin die Pilze gehen, Pilze sammeln (gehen)
(= grow rapidly)wie die Pilze aus dem Boden schießen; unemployment has mushroomeddie Arbeitslosigkeit ist explosionsartig angestiegen; to mushroom into somethingsich rasch zu etw entwickeln

mushroom [ˈmʌʃrum]
1. n (Bot) → fungo
2. adj (soup, omelette) → ai or coi funghi; (flavour) → di funghi; (colour) → color beige rosato inv
3. vi
a. (town) → svilupparsi rapidamente; (houses) → spuntare come funghi
the cloud of smoke went mushrooming up → la nuvola di fumo si alzò prendendo la forma di un fungo
b. to go mushroomingandare per funghi, andare a cercare funghi

mushroom [ˈmʌʃrum]
1. n (Bot) → fungo
2. adj (soup, omelette) → ai or coi funghi; (flavour) → di funghi; (colour) → color beige rosato inv
3. vi
a. (town) → svilupparsi rapidamente; (houses) → spuntare come funghi
the cloud of smoke went mushrooming up → la nuvola di fumo si alzò prendendo la forma di un fungo
b. to go mushroomingandare per funghi, andare a cercare funghi

mushroom
n mushroom [ˈmaʃrum]
a type of fungus, usually shaped like an umbrella, many varieties of which are edible. sampioen فُطْر гъба houba champignon der Pilz μανιτάρι seta, champiñón seen قارچ sieni champignon פִּטרִייָה कुकरमुत्ता gljiva gomba jamur sveppur fungo マッシュルーム 버섯 grybas sēne cendawan champignon sopp grzyb cogumelo ciupercă (съедобный) гриб huba goba pečurka svamp, champinjon เห็ด mantar 蘑菇 гриб صماروغ، فطرہ nấm
v
to grow in size very rapidly The town has mushroomed since all the new industry was brought in. ongekende groei beleef يَتَكاثَر أو يَتَّسِع بِسُرْعَه разраствам се rychle se rozrůstat vokse hurtigt sich ausbreiten ξεφυτρώνω, εξαπλώνομαι σαν μανιτάρι crecer de la noche a la mañana tõusma nagu seened pärast vihma بسرعت روياندن nousta kuin sieniä sateella pousser comme un champignon לִצמוֹחַ בִּמהֵרָה कुकुरमुत्ता कइट्ठा करना brzo se raširiti gomba módra szaporodik tumbuh pesat stækka ört crescere come funghi, (svilupparsi rapidamente) 急速に生じる 급격히 퍼지다 augti kaip grybams po lietaus strauji []augt berkembang pesat (bagai cendawan tumbuh) zich snel uitbreiden vokse raskt, skyte opp som paddehatter rosnąć jak grzyby po deszczu explodir a creşte ca ciupercile după ploaie расти как грибы rýchlo sa rozrásť rasti ko goba po dežju bujati växa lavinartat ซึ่งเจริญเติบโตรวดเร็วและอยู่ได้ไม่นาน mantar gibi çoğalmak (蘑菇似地)迅速增長 рости швидко تیزی سے بڑھنا mọc nhanh như nấm

mushroom عيش الغراب houba champignon Pilz μανιτάρι champiñón sieni champignon gljiva fungo マッシュルーム 버섯 champignon sopp grzyb cogumelo гриб svamp เห็ด mantar nấm 蘑菇


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