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1. mushroom
   A fleshy fruiting body of a fungus, especially of a basidiomycete of the family Agaricaceae.
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2. Mushroom
   A fleshy fruiting body of a fungus, especially of a basidiomycete of the family Agaricaceae.
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3. mushroom
   [n] - common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool) 2. [n] - any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium 3. [n] - a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a ...
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4. Mushroom
   A paperweight in which the canes are bunched together and raised in a sheaf from the bottom,usually surrounded by a ring of lacework at the foot.
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5. mushroom
   a reinforced concrete slab supported by pillars with enlarged upper sections Category: Building industry • a poppet valve whose conical head is mushroom-shaped Category: Mechanical engineering
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6. Mushroom
   An unacceptable occurrence when the top of a caisson concrete pier spreads out and hardens to become wider than the foundation wall thickness.
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7. Mushroom
   Mush'room noun [ Middle English muscheron , Old French mouscheron , French mousseron ; perhaps from mousse moss, of German origin. See Moss .] 1. (Botany) (a) An edible fungus ( Agaricus cam...
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8. Mushroom
   Mush'room adjective 1. Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup. 2. Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities. Mushroom anchor , ...
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9. mushroom
   1. <botany> An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-coloured, but gradually bec...
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10. mushroom
    noun fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi
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11. mushroom
    mushroom cloud 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)
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12. mushroom
    noun common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
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13. mushroom
    (mush´rldbomacm) the fruiting body of any of a variety of fleshy fungi of the order Agaricales, especially one that is edible. Poisonous species are popularly called toadstools.
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14. Mushroom
    • (n.) Any large fungus, especially one of the genus Agaricus; a toadstool. Several species are edible; but many are very poisonous. • (n.) An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish...
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15. mushroom
    the conspicuous umbrella-shaped fruiting body (sporophore) of certain fungi, typically of the order Agaricales (q.v.) in the phylum Basidiomycota ... [7 related articles]
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16. Mushroom
    The unacceptable occurrence when the top of a caisson concrete pier spreads out and hardens to become wider than the foundation wall thickness.
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17. mushroom
    mushroom, type of basidium fungus characterized by spore-bearing gills on the underside of the umbrella- or cone-shaped cap. The name toadstool is popularly reserved for inedible or poisonous mushrooms, but this classification has no scientific basis. The only safe way of distinguishing between the ...
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18. Mushroom
    Mushroom is British slang for an unimportant worker who is not kept informed.
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19. Mushroom
    Mushroom is British slang for an unimportant worker who is not kept informed.
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20. Mushroom
    Mushroom is the popular name for numerous cryptogamic plants of the family Fungi. Some are edible and others are toxic.
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21. mushroom
    Click images to enlargeFruiting body of certain fungi (see fungus), consisting of an upright stem and a spore-producing cap with radiating gills on the undersurface. There are many edible species belonging to the genus Agaricus, including the field mushroom (A. campestris). See al...
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22. Mushroom
    ``, commonly known as "fly agaric" A `mushroom` is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. Like all fungi, mushrooms are not plants and do not undergo photosynthesis. The standard for the name "mushroom" ...
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23. Mushroom
    (song) "`Mushroom`" is a song by the krautrock band Can, on their 1971 album Tago Mago. The track lasts for 4 minutes and 8 seconds, which is relatively short by Can`s standards. A video was made for the track which has been shown on MTV. The song has been noted for its simil...
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24. Mushroom
    (lava flow) The `Mushroom` is the name of a lava flow located in the Yukon Territory that was erupted during the Pliocene period in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. See also: References:
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