mushroom

Noun
  1. Common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool) (synset 113021801)
    is a type of: agaric - a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
  2. Mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.) (synset 113021651)
    is a type of: agaric - a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
  3. Any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium (synset 113018679)
    is a type of: basidiomycete, basidiomycetous fungi - any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
    subtypes: morel - any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
  4. A large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb) (synset 111462169)
    is a type of: cloud - any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
    same as: mushroom cloud, mushroom-shaped cloud
  5. Fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi (synset 107750720)
    is a type of: veg, vegetable, veggie - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
    is a part of: stuffed mushroom - mushrooms stuffed with any of numerous mixtures of e.g. meats or nuts or seafood or spinach
Verb
  1. Pick or gather mushrooms (synset 201385091)
    "We went mushrooming in the Fall"
    is a type of: cull, pick, pluck - look for and gather
  2. Grow and spread fast (synset 200231871)
    "The problem mushroomed"
    is a type of: grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

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