mushroom

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English musheron, musseron, from Old French mousseron, from Mediaeval Latin mussiriōnem, musariōnem, accusative of mussiriō, musariō "mushroom", from Old French mousse "moss" (--first applied to a type of fungus which grows in moss), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *mosa "moss" or Old Dutch mosa "moss", both from Proto-Germanic *musa-n, musē-n, miuzi-z (“‘moss, bog’”) from Proto-Indo-European *meus- (“‘moss, mold, mildew’”). Akin to Old High German mos "moss, bog", Old High German mios "moss, mire", Old English mēos "moss", Old English mōs "bog, marsh", Old Norse mosi "moss", Old Norse myrr "bog, mire". Replaced native swamm "mushroom" from Old English. More at mire

[edit] Pronunciation

• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈmʌʃˌrum/, SAMPA: /"mVS%rum/
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• Hyphenation: mush‧room
• Rhymes: -ʌʃruːm

[edit] Noun

mushroom (plural mushrooms)

1. Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).

   Some mushrooms are edible and taste good, while others are poisonous and taste foul.

2. A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.

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• magic mushroom
• mushroom cloud
• straw mushroom

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cep, cèpe champignon chanterelle cremini fungus

morel porcino portabela, portabella, portabello, portobela, portobella, portobello, portobelo shiitake toadstool

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mushroom (not comparable)

1. Containing or being made of mushrooms.

   mushroom soup

2. Resembling a mushroom by shape or appearance.

   mushroom cloud

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to mushroom (third-person singular simple present mushrooms, present participle mushrooming, simple past and past participle mushroomed)

1. (intransitive) To grow quickly to a large size.

   The town’s poplulation mushroomed from 10,000 to 110,000 in five years.

2. To gather mushrooms.

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