mushroom-like, resembling a mushroom; of mushrooms
gather mushrooms; sprout up rapidly like mushrooms, develop at a great pace
any of numerous types of fungi that have short thick stems and cap-like tops (of which some are highly poisonous and some are edible)
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Mushroom Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
"Hobbits have a passion for mushrooms, surpassing even the greediest likings of Big People."
(The Fellowship of the Ring I 5, A Conspiracy Unmasked)
A tasty kind of edible fungus, and a particular favourite of the Hobbits. In the Shire, it seems those that grew in the boggy region of the Marish were the most prized. Farmer Maggot grew them in his fields, and in The Lord of the Rings Frodo remembers stealing mushrooms from Maggot's fields as a child. He revisited the same farm years later, and Old Maggot gave him a parting gift - a basket of mushrooms.
(The Fellowship of the Ring I 5, A Conspiracy Unmasked)
A tasty kind of edible fungus, and a particular favourite of the Hobbits. In the Shire, it seems those that grew in the boggy region of the Marish were the most prized. Farmer Maggot grew them in his fields, and in The Lord of the Rings Frodo remembers stealing mushrooms from Maggot's fields as a child. He revisited the same farm years later, and Old Maggot gave him a parting gift - a basket of mushrooms.
Mushroom Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
(n.)
Any large fungus, especially one of the genus Agaricus; a toadstool. Several species are edible; but many are very poisonous.
Any large fungus, especially one of the genus Agaricus; a toadstool. Several species are edible; but many are very poisonous.
(n.)
An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn.
An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn.
(a.)
Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities.
Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOf or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup.
mushroom
\mush"room\, a.
1. of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup.
2. resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities.
mushroom
anchor, an anchor shaped like a mushroom, capable of grasping the ground in whatever way it falls.
mushroom
coral (zo?l.), any coral of the genus fungia. see fungia.
mushroom
spawn (bot.), the mycelium, or primary filamentous growth, of the mushroom; also, cakes of earth and manure containing this growth, which are used for propagation of the mushroom.
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\mush"room\ (?), n. [oe. muscheron, of. mouscheron, f. mousseron; perhaps fr. mousse moss, of german origin. see moss.] 1. (bot.) (a) an edible fungus (agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. this is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. the plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. it has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. it is also cultivated from spawn. (b) any large fungus, especially one of the genus agaricus; a toadstool. several species are edible; but many are very poisonous.
2. one who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
mushroom
n
1. common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool) [ant: toadstool]
2. any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium
3. a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb) [syn: mushroom cloud, mushroom-shaped cloud ]
4. fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi v 1: pick or gather mushrooms; "we went mushrooming in the fall" 2: grow and spread fast; "the problem mushroomed"
similar words(15)
viscid mushroom
snow mushroom
chinese mushroom
mushroom anchor
mushroom coral
oriental black mushroom
mushroom spawn
golden oak mushroom
straw mushroom
roof mushroom
inky-cap mushroom
chinese black mushroom
winter mushroom
white slime mushroom
mushroom-headed
Cingroen = n. stinking mushroom
Gingroen = n. the toad-flax, a stinking mushroom
(jocular) person who is deliberately kept ignorant and misinformed (because, like a mushroom, “they are kept in the dark and fed on shit”)
Noun
1. common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
(antonym) toadstool
(hypernym) agaric
2. any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium
(hypernym) basidiomycete, basidiomycetous fungi
(hyponym) morel
3. a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)
(synonym) mushroom cloud, mushroom-shaped cloud
(hypernym) cloud
4. fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi
(hypernym) vegetable, veggie
(part-holonym) stuffed mushroom
Verb
1. pick or gather mushrooms; "We went mushrooming in the Fall"
(hypernym) pick, pluck, cull
2. grow and spread fast; "The problem mushroomed"
(hypernym) grow
Mushroom Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To see mushrooms in your dreams, denotes unhealthy desires, and unwise haste in amassing wealth, as it may vanish in law suits and vain pleasures.
To eat them, signifies humiliation and disgraceful love.
For a young woman to dream of them, foretells her defiance of propriety in her pursuit of foolish pleasures.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectTo eat them, signifies humiliation and disgraceful love.
For a young woman to dream of them, foretells her defiance of propriety in her pursuit of foolish pleasures.
Mushroom Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
[Slang], a thunderstorm with a well-defined anvil rollover, and thus having a visual appearance resembling a mushroom. -N-
Mushroom Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi (Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes) that have a stem (stipe), a cap (pileus), and gills (lamellae, sing. lamella) or pores on the underside of the cap.
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