mushroom
Definition
- n. common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
- n. mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.)
- n. any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium
- n. a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)
Word forms
- Past tense
- mushroomed
- Past participle
- mushroomed
- Present participle
- mushrooming
- Third person singular
- mushrooms
Example sentences
n.
The chef used fresh mushrooms to make a delicious pasta sauce.
vi.
After the rain, the plants in the garden began to mushroom overnight.
a.
The new skyscraper had a mushroom shape that stood out in the city skyline.