mushrom - n. & v.
--n.

1 the usu. edible spore-producing body of various fungi, esp. Agaricus campestris, with a stem and domed cap, proverbial for its rapid growth.
2 the pinkish-brown colour of this.
3 any item resembling a mushroom in shape (darning mushroom).
4 (usu. attrib.) something that appears or develops suddenly or is ephemeral; an upstart.

--v.

intr.
1 appear or develop rapidly.
2 expand and flatten like a mushroom cap.
3 gather mushrooms.

mushroom cloud a cloud suggesting the shape of a mushroom, esp. from a nuclear explosion. mushroom growth 1 a sudden development or expansion.
2 anything undergoing this.

mushroomy adj. [ME f. OF mousseron f. LL mussirio -onis]

mushrom - n. & v.
--n.

1 the usu. edible spore-producing body of various fungi, esp. Agaricus campestris, with a stem and domed cap, proverbial for its rapid growth.
2 the pinkish-brown colour of this.
3 any item resembling a mushroom in shape (darning mushroom).
4 (usu. attrib.) something that appears or develops suddenly or is ephemeral; an upstart.

--v.

intr.
1 appear or develop rapidly.
2 expand and flatten like a mushroom cap.
3 gather mushrooms.

mushroom cloud a cloud suggesting the shape of a mushroom, esp. from a nuclear explosion. mushroom growth 1 a sudden development or expansion.
2 anything undergoing this.

mushroomy adj. [ME f. OF mousseron f. LL mussirio -onis]

mushrom - n.
1 soft pulp.
2 feeble sentimentality.
3 US maize porridge.

mushy adj. (mushier, mushiest). mushily adv. mushiness n. [app. var. of MASH]

mushrom - v. & n.
US --v.

intr.
1 (in imper.) used as a command to dogs pulling a sledge to urge them forward.
2 go on a journey across snow with a dog-sledge.

--n.

a journey across snow with a dog-sledge. [prob. corrupt. f. F marchons imper. of marcher advance]

mushrom - n. & v.
--n.

1 the usu. edible spore-producing body of various fungi, esp. Agaricus campestris, with a stem and domed cap, proverbial for its rapid growth.
2 the pinkish-brown colour of this.
3 any item resembling a mushroom in shape (darning mushroom).
4 (usu. attrib.) something that appears or develops suddenly or is ephemeral; an upstart.

--v.

intr.
1 appear or develop rapidly.
2 expand and flatten like a mushroom cap.
3 gather mushrooms.

mushroom cloud a cloud suggesting the shape of a mushroom, esp. from a nuclear explosion. mushroom growth 1 a sudden development or expansion.
2 anything undergoing this.

mushroomy adj. [ME f. OF mousseron f. LL mussirio -onis]

mushrom - See: MOVE A MUSCLE.