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/ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/ · noun
Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood)..
Some mushrooms are edible and taste good, while others are poisonous and taste foul.
Arabs consider the eating of mushrooms as an aphrodisiac aid.
upstarts […]call in reproach mushrooms
The craze [hula hoops] began in the U.S.A., and in October the boom crossed the Atlantic and 40 firms sprang into being, some being overnight mushrooms.
mushroom cloud
The town’s population mushroomed from 10,000 to 110,000 in five years.
In Beilu Village of Liucun Town in Yaodu District, Linfen, abnormal illnesses continued to emerge, as a result of clusters of highly-polluting enterprises mushrooming in the vicinity.
The world's population of ultra-high-net-worth individuals, a super-elite with assets of at least $30m, has now mushroomed beyond 250,000 people, all in need of somewhere to store their wealth.
Use mushroom when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mushroom means Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood)..
Common synonyms include mushrump, shroom, mushroom cloud, mushroom-shaped cloud.
Possible antonyms include toadstool.
Some mushrooms are edible and taste good, while others are poisonous and taste foul.
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