Mushroom Definition & Meaning
mushroom
- noun
- common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
- mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.)
- any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium
- a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)
- fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi
- verb
- pick or gather mushrooms; "We went mushrooming in the Fall"
- grow and spread fast; "The problem mushroomed"
"Mushroom" in song lyrics
See how mushroom is used in real songs:
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"So I took pictures of this mandarin orange mushroom"
Atoms Family f/ Molecule — Molecule -
"and I blossom like a mushroom"
Haiku D'etat — Studio Street Stage -
"In the shape of a mushroom"
Kool Moe Dee — I'm Blowin' Up
Words that rhyme with mushroom
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- What does mushroom mean?
- common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool) mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.) any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb) fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi pick or gather
- What part of speech is mushroom?
- Mushroom is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does mushroom have?
- Mushroom has 7 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).