mushroom

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

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