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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.

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

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mushroom

Noun

1. an edible fungus consisting of a cap at the end of a stem

2. something resembling a mushroom in shape or rapid growth

Verb

to grow rapidly: consumer debt mushroomed rapidly in 1989 [Late Latin mussirio]

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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.

mushroom clockwise from top: chanterelle, yellow morel, King boletus, and shaggy mane mushrooms

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mushroom - 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.	mushroom - a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb) mushroom cloud, mushroom-shaped cloud 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
Verb	1.	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"

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mushroom

verb expand, increase, spread, boom, flourish, sprout, burgeon, spring up, shoot up, proliferate, luxuriate, grow rapidly

Translations

mushroom [ˈmʌʃrum] n (gen) → seta, hongo;

(small) → champiñón m

vi (fig) → crecer de la noche a la mañana

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mushroom [ˈmʌʃrum] n → champignon m

vi (fig) → pousser comme un (or des) champignon(s)

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mushroom [ˈmʌʃrum] n (edible) → (essbarer) Pilz m;

(poisonous) → Giftpilz m;

(button mushroom) → Champignon m

vi (fig) (buildings etc) → aus dem Boden schießen: (town, organization) → explosionsartig wachsen

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mushroom [ˈmʌʃrum] n → fungo

vi (fig) → svilupparsi rapidamente

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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 蘑菇

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 de la crecer 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 급속히 성장하다, 우후죽순으로 생기다 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 （蘑菇似地）迅速增长