[ˈmʌʃrʊm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fungal growth that typically takes the form of a domed cap on a stalk, with gills on the underside of the cap
(e.g: she sautéed the mushrooms in butter)

- a pale pinkish-brown colour
(e.g: a mushroom leather bag)


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Origin:
late Middle English (originally denoting any fungus having a fleshy fruiting body): from Old French mousseron, from late Latin mussirio(n-)

[ˈmʌʃrʊm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- increase, spread, or develop rapidly
(e.g: environmental concern mushroomed in the 1960s)

- form a shape resembling that of a mushroom
(e.g: the grenade mushroomed into red fire as it hit the hillside)

- gather mushrooms
(e.g: the water's still pumped from a well and the chefs go mushrooming in the woods)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (originally denoting any fungus having a fleshy fruiting body): from Old French mousseron, from late Latin mussirio(n-)