Definition of mushroom

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Mushroom (a.) Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities..

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Fungus :: Fungus (n.) Any one of the Fungi, a large and very complex group of thallophytes of low organization, -- the molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls, and the allies of each..
Basidium :: Basidium (n.) A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example..
Fungin :: Fungin (n.) A name formerly given to cellulose found in certain fungi and mushrooms.
Fungic :: Fungic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, mushrooms; as, fungic acid..
Chanterelle :: Chanterelle (n.) A name for several species of mushroom, of which one (Cantharellus cibrius) is edible, the others reputed poisonous..
Mushroom :: Mushroom (n.) One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
Mushroom :: Mushroom (a.) Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup..
Mushroom-headed :: Mushroom-headed (a.) Having a cylindrical body with a convex head of larger diameter; having a head like that of a mushroom.
Agaric :: Agaric (n.) A fungus of the genus Agaricus, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example..
Hymenium :: Hymenium (n.) The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the gills of a mushroom..
Champignon :: Champignon (n.) An edible species of mushroom (Agaricus campestris).
Fungia :: Fungia (n.) A genus of simple, stony corals; -- so called because they are usually flat and circular, with radiating plates, like the gills of a mushroom. Some of them are eighteen inches in diameter..
Veil :: Veil (n.) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; -- called also velum.
Pileus :: Pileus (n.) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi. See Mushroom.
Fungiform :: Fungiform (a.) Shaped like a fungus or mushroom.
Catsup :: Catsup (n.) A table sauce made from mushrooms, tomatoes, walnuts, etc..
Flybane :: Flybane (n.) A kind of catchfly of the genus Silene; also, a poisonous mushroom (Agaricus muscarius); fly agaric..
Mushroom :: Mushroom (n.) Any large fungus, especially one of the genus Agaricus; a toadstool. Several species are edible; but many are very poisonous..
Mushroom :: Mushroom (a.) Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities..
Mycelium :: Mycelium (n.) The white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom spawn.
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