mushroom
noun/ˈmʌʃrʊm/, /ˈmʌʃruːm/
/ˈmʌʃrʊm/, /ˈmʌʃruːm/
- a fungus with a round flat head and short stem. Many mushrooms can be eaten.
- a field mushroom (= the most common type that is eaten, often just called a ‘mushroom’, and often grown to be sold)
- fried mushrooms
- cream of mushroom soup
- Slice the mushrooms and add to the salad.
- They went into the woods to pick wild mushrooms.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- edible
- poisonous
- cultivated
- …
- cultivate
- grow
- pick
- …
- cap
- omelette
- risotto
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (originally denoting any fungus having a fleshy fruiting body): from Old French mousseron, from late Latin mussirio(n-).Want to learn more?
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