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mushroom

mushroom

236 1.0
A soft fungus with a cap and stalk that grows on soil and is sometimes edible
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌʃruːm/
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  • We're starting with some sauteed mushrooms on toast with some parsley on top.
  • eat mushrooms
  • wild mushrooms
  • cultivate mushrooms

It's a zucchini and mushroom bibimbap bowl bowls.

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Examples

  • After the rain, we found many wild mushrooms growing in the forest.

  • Ah, fresh mushroom soup.

  • So what makes this one species of mushrooms so dangerous?

  • From India to Korea to Laos, each culture makes the mushroom its own.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The company found that mushroom compost enjoyed great popularity in the Pittsburgh area.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The way I like to do it... is I take one can of cream of mushroom soup... and then one package of egg noodles.

  • But I have a box of stuffed mushrooms for you when you're feeling better.

  • Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a frying pan and add the mushroom slices, salt, and pepper.

    Academic text (1990)
  • For breakfast, Gwyn fixed croissants and an omelette with mushrooms and marinated artichokes.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Cajun style and fillets of sole stuffed with mussels, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

fungus
vsmushroom
  • Specialized
84 3.1

A living thing like a mushroom or mold that feeds on dead plants and food

is a specific fleshy type with a cap and stalk that grows in soil

Compounds

A large cloud that rises after a big explosion and looks like a mushroom

An edible mushroom from East Asia with a brown rounded top used in cooking

A sauce made with mushrooms to add flavor to foods like meat or pasta

A mushroom cap filled with a tasty mix like cheese or meat usually cooked in an oven

A thick smooth soup that people make from mushrooms and milk or cream and use in casseroles

A soft grey mushroom that grows in flat clusters on dead wood and is used in cooking

An edible yellowish mushroom that often turns red when bruised in woodlands

A poisonous mushroom with a wrinkled cap that looks like a brain

A small white mushroom with long thin stems used in Asian cooking

A mushroom from East Asia used in cooking with a dark cap and a tough, inedible stem

A small edible mushroom with a thin stalk that grows on rotting wood

A mushroom that grows in a circle on grass

A common white mushroom that grows in fields and people eat

9.9

A slime mold that grows on decaying plants and wood

An edible mushroom that grows in grassy places

miter mushroom
  • Specialized
9.9

A pale mushroom with a saddle-shaped cap and a stalk with lines and small holes

A large cloud shaped like a mushroom that rises after a powerful explosion

mushroom anchor
  • Specialized
7.4

A heavy metal device with a bowl-shaped head that digs into soft sea floor to hold boats

mushroom coral
  • Specialized
7.5

A hard coral with a flat, round body that usually sits alone on the sea floor

mushroom poisoning
  • Specialized
4.0

A sickness caused by eating poisonous wild mushrooms

mushroom party
  • Informal
7.6

A social event where people share mushroom dishes and decorations

9.8

A gathering where people eat mushrooms to see or feel things that are not real

A brown sauce made from mushrooms and red wine served with meat

An edible East Asian mushroom used in cooking with a golden to dark brown cap and a stem not eaten

green mushroom pimple
  • Specialized
9.9

A green mold that grows on mushroom tops and makes them not safe to eat

grainy club mushroom
  • Specialized
9.3

A small fungus with a grainy surface and a club shape

A honey-colored edible mushroom that grows near tree roots in late summer and autumn and must be cooked before eating

A large mushroom you can eat with a hollow stem and a broad white cap found in grasslands

A mushroom whose cap turns into black ink when it gets old

A round wild mushroom that releases a cloud of tiny spores when touched

roof mushroom
  • Specialized
9.8

A mushroom with a pointed cap like a house roof that grows in damp places in early summer

8.6

A mushroom used in religious ceremonies that makes people see or feel things

A fungus that grows on some mushrooms and makes them orange and bumpy

A dark brown or black mushroom used in Asian cooking

An edible mushroom with a tall stalk and a round cap that grows in woods in autumn

pore mushroom
  • Specialized
9.5

A woody mushroom with many small tubes or holes under it that hold spores

A mushroom you can eat that grows in clusters in sandy soil under cottonwood trees

sawdust mushroom
  • Specialized
9.8

A black mushroom with wrinkled caps that grows in piles of sawdust

shaggymane mushroom
  • Specialized
7.2

A common mushroom with a long shaggy white cap that you can eat

A mushroom with a sticky, shiny cap that can be poisonous

A white, jelly-like food often sold dried and used in East Asian soups and desserts

A mushroom you can eat with a soft, sponge-like head covered in pits and ridges

5.3

A small mushroom you can eat with a white cap and long stem used in Asian cooking

A long thin white mushroom with a small cap that people use in Japanese cooking

white slime mushroom
  • Specialized
9.9

A white, soft growth that lives on dead wood and decaying plants in damp places

An edible mushroom with a smooth orange or brown cap and a velvety stalk that grows in clusters

How Edible

mushroom
236 1.0
inedible
11 4.5

Surface Forms

mushroom singular
mushrooms plural

Etymology

The word mushroom comes from an old French word mousseron, linked to mousse which means 'moss', because mushrooms often grow in mossy places. That's why mushroom today means the soft fungus with a cap and stalk that you can sometimes eat.