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English

Etymology
Altered form of the Middle English musheron, musseron, from Old French mousseron, from Late Latin musario.

Pronunciation
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Hyphenation: mush·room
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��ru�m|-��ru�m

Noun
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1. Any of the fleshy fruiting body|fruiting bodies of fungus|fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
2. A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.

Derived terms
magic mushroom
mushroom cloud
straw mushroom

Sicilian: funcia f
Slovak: huba f|Slovak
Slovene: goba f
Spanish: hongo m, seta f
Swedish: svamp c, sopp c
Telugu: ప������డ��� (puTTagoDugu)
Tok Pisin: papai, talinga
Turkish: mantar
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trans-top|fungus itself
Finnish: sieni
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Adjective
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1. Containing or being made of mushrooms.

#: mushroom soup

1. Resembling a mushroom by shape or appearance.

#: mushroom cloud

Translations
trans-top|containing or being made of mushrooms
Finnish: sieni-
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trans-top|resembling a mushroom
Finnish: sienimäinen, sieni-
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Verb
en-verb

1. context|intransitive To grow quickly to a large size.

#: The town�s poplulation mushroomed from 10,000 to 110,000 in five years.

1. To gather mushrooms.

Translations
trans-top|to grow quickly
Finnish: paisua
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trans-top|to gather mushrooms
Finnish: sienestää
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See also
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cep, cèpe
champignon
chanterelle
cremini
fungus
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morel
porcino
portabela, portabella<!--OED-->, portabello<!--OED, Barron's-->, portobela<!--AHD-->, portobella<!--Barron's-->, portobello<!--OED, Barron's-->, portobelo<!--AHD-->
shiitake
toadstool
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