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| 1. | [ noun ] a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb) | |
| Synonyms: | mushroom-shaped_cloud mushroom_cloud | |
| Related terms: | cloud | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium | |
| Related terms: | basidiomycete morel | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (botany) common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool) | |
| Related terms: | toadstool agaric | |
| 4. | [ verb ] grow and spread fast | |
| Examples: | "The problem mushroomed" |
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| Related terms: | grow | |
| 5. | [ verb ] pick or gather mushrooms | |
| Examples: | "We went mushrooming in the Fall" |
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| Related terms: | pick | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi | |
| Related terms: | vegetable stuffed_mushroom | |
