mushroom
- noun
- /ˈmʌʃruːm/
- 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.
- It's a zucchini and mushroom bibimbap bowl bowls.
- OK, I'm remembering the mushroom was a black light.
- I used to hate mushrooms so much.
- But those are performance mushrooms from layered superfoods.
- We got her on the four sigmatic mushrooms, the lion's mane.
- You're talking mushrooms, the beauty mushroom, your hair, skin, and nails.
- Here's my favorite product, Performance Mushrooms by Layered Superfoods.
Examples
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After the rain, we found many wild mushrooms growing in the forest.
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Ah, fresh mushroom soup.
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So what makes this one species of mushrooms so dangerous?
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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.
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But I have a box of stuffed mushrooms for you when you're feeling better.
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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
A living thing like a mushroom or mold that feeds on dead plants and food
Compounds
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
A mushroom from East Asia used in cooking with a dark cap and a tough, inedible stem
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A heavy metal device with a bowl-shaped head that digs into soft sea floor to hold boats
- Specialized
A hard coral with a flat, round body that usually sits alone on the sea floor
- NSFW
A gathering where people eat mushrooms to see or feel things that are not real
An edible East Asian mushroom used in cooking with a golden to dark brown cap and a stem not eaten
- Specialized
A green mold that grows on mushroom tops and makes them not safe to eat
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
- Specialized
A mushroom with a pointed cap like a house roof that grows in damp places in early summer
- NSFW
A mushroom used in religious ceremonies that makes people see or feel things
An edible mushroom with a tall stalk and a round cap that grows in woods in autumn
- Specialized
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
A white, jelly-like food often sold dried and used in East Asian soups and desserts
- Indian
A small mushroom you can eat with a white cap and long stem used in Asian cooking
- Specialized
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
Surface Forms
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.