mushroom
- Noun. Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
- Noun. A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.
- Noun. champignon or ''Agaricus bisporus'', the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking.
- Adjective. Containing or being made of '''mushrooms'''.
- Adjective. Resembling a mushroom by shape or appearance.
- Verb. (intransitive) To grow quickly to a large size.
- Verb. To gather '''mushrooms'''.
- Verb. (context, ballistics) (Of a bullet) To form the shape of a mushroom when a bullet impacts a soft target.
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