Mushroom
noun
A kind of fungus that is often eaten as food.
I like to put mushrooms on my pizza.
Often appears as...
- sauteed mushrooms
- mushroom soup
verb
To increase or grow very quickly.
The use of smartphones has mushroomed in the last few years.
Often appears as...
- mushroomed into
- mushroomed across
noun
A cloud of smoke and debris that expands in a shape similar to a mushroom.
The mushroom cloud from the nuclear test could be seen from miles away.
Often appears as...
- mushroom cloud
- nuclear mushroom
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Technical
adjective
Having a shape or appearance like a mushroom.
I sat on a mushroom-shaped stool at the bar.
Often appears as...
- mushroom-shaped head
- mushroom-shaped cloud
noun
A kind of fungus that is often eaten as food.
I like to put mushrooms on my pizza.
Often appears as...
- sauteed mushrooms
- mushroom soup
verb
To increase or grow very quickly.
The use of smartphones has mushroomed in the last few years.
Often appears as...
- mushroomed into
- mushroomed across
noun
A cloud of smoke and debris that expands in a shape similar to a mushroom.
The mushroom cloud from the nuclear test could be seen from miles away.
Often appears as...
- mushroom cloud
- nuclear mushroom
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Having a shape or appearance like a mushroom.
I sat on a mushroom-shaped stool at the bar.
Often appears as...
- mushroom-shaped head
- mushroom-shaped cloud
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Edible Varieties
Some mushrooms are edible and prized for their taste, but others can be poisonous.
Morel mushrooms are a safe and delicious choice for foraging.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Use
Mushrooms are used in various cuisines worldwide and can be prepared in many ways.
Button mushrooms are commonly used in stir-fries.
Pro Tip 3/3Vegetarian Ingredient
Mushrooms are often used in vegetarian dishes as a meat substitute due to their texture.
Portobello mushrooms make great vegetarian burgers.
Pro Tip 1/3Edible Varieties
Some mushrooms are edible and prized for their taste, but others can be poisonous.
Morel mushrooms are a safe and delicious choice for foraging.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Use
Mushrooms are used in various cuisines worldwide and can be prepared in many ways.
Button mushrooms are commonly used in stir-fries.
Pro Tip 3/3Vegetarian Ingredient
Mushrooms are often used in vegetarian dishes as a meat substitute due to their texture.
Portobello mushrooms make great vegetarian burgers.
Pro Tip 1/3Edible Varieties
Some mushrooms are edible and prized for their taste, but others can be poisonous.
Morel mushrooms are a safe and delicious choice for foraging.
Pro Tip 2/3Culinary Use
Mushrooms are used in various cuisines worldwide and can be prepared in many ways.
Button mushrooms are commonly used in stir-fries.
Pro Tip 3/3Vegetarian Ingredient
Mushrooms are often used in vegetarian dishes as a meat substitute due to their texture.
Portobello mushrooms make great vegetarian burgers.
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Eben Bayer: Are...
even the parts that aren't digested become part of the structure, we're getting incredible yield rates. Natural polymers, well ... I think that's what's most important, because these polymers have been tried and tested in our ecosystem for the last billion years, in everything from mushrooms to crustaceans.
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Love and hormones PIPE...
these mushrooms the bottom line is we evolved to put our heads together and indeed I think the one thing I was trying to think of this how to end this this morning and I thought to myself what do you really learned Helen and this I think is the most important thing
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Want to be happy? Be...
and joyful people -- the more and more joyful people there are, the more and more we'll have a joyful world. We have a network for grateful living, and it has mushroomed. We couldn't understand why it mushroomed. We have an opportunity for people to light a candle
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You Didn’t Know...
a different perspective and saying looks let's take advantage of what the natural world can already do to me that's just fascinating i think it's unlimited what we can do with mushrooms once we know more about the different varieties that are out there
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What happens to our...
urns that sprout trees, and burial suits that grow mushrooms. Eternal reefs take that concept to the depths of the ocean using a mixture of ashes and cement to create marine habitats for sea life. Death is an inevitable part of the human condition,
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Can you solve the frog...
And in many of our own life decisions, we use information gained from past experience and our surroundings to narrow down our choices to the best options so that maybe next time, we can avoid eating that poisonous mushroom in the first place.
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6 ways mushrooms can...
their eyes glaze over, and they think I'm a little crazy. So, I hope to pierce that prejudice forever with this group. We call it mycophobia, the irrational fear of the unknown, when it comes to fungi. Mushrooms are very fast in their growth.
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Jae Rhim Lee: My...
It's also a step towards taking responsibility for my own burden on the planet. Growing a mushroom is also part of a larger practice of cultivating decomposing organisms called decompiculture, a concept that was developed by an entomologist,
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This Fungus Turns...
creatures and will settle on the ground to grow and produce the mushrooms we're most familiar with but some parasitic funky like types of masosporer and cordyceps have a different more sinister purpose once they land on insects like these
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Orchids "Pretend" to be...
are trying to attract a particular fly which helps the plants pollinate these flies usually attracted to the mushrooms help spread the orchids pollen there by aiding reproduction orchid are plentiful
Video examples
Eben Bayer: Are...
even the parts that aren't digested become part of the structure, we're getting incredible yield rates. Natural polymers, well ... I think that's what's most important, because these polymers have been tried and tested in our ecosystem for the last billion years, in everything from mushrooms to crustaceans.
Video examples
Love and hormones PIPE...
these mushrooms the bottom line is we evolved to put our heads together and indeed I think the one thing I was trying to think of this how to end this this morning and I thought to myself what do you really learned Helen and this I think is the most important thing
Video examples
Want to be happy? Be...
and joyful people -- the more and more joyful people there are, the more and more we'll have a joyful world. We have a network for grateful living, and it has mushroomed. We couldn't understand why it mushroomed. We have an opportunity for people to light a candle
Video examples
You Didn’t Know...
a different perspective and saying looks let's take advantage of what the natural world can already do to me that's just fascinating i think it's unlimited what we can do with mushrooms once we know more about the different varieties that are out there
Video examples
What happens to our...
urns that sprout trees, and burial suits that grow mushrooms. Eternal reefs take that concept to the depths of the ocean using a mixture of ashes and cement to create marine habitats for sea life. Death is an inevitable part of the human condition,
Video examples
Can you solve the frog...
And in many of our own life decisions, we use information gained from past experience and our surroundings to narrow down our choices to the best options so that maybe next time, we can avoid eating that poisonous mushroom in the first place.
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
their eyes glaze over, and they think I'm a little crazy. So, I hope to pierce that prejudice forever with this group. We call it mycophobia, the irrational fear of the unknown, when it comes to fungi. Mushrooms are very fast in their growth.
Video examples
Jae Rhim Lee: My...
It's also a step towards taking responsibility for my own burden on the planet. Growing a mushroom is also part of a larger practice of cultivating decomposing organisms called decompiculture, a concept that was developed by an entomologist,
Video examples
This Fungus Turns...
creatures and will settle on the ground to grow and produce the mushrooms we're most familiar with but some parasitic funky like types of masosporer and cordyceps have a different more sinister purpose once they land on insects like these
Video examples
Orchids "Pretend" to be...
are trying to attract a particular fly which helps the plants pollinate these flies usually attracted to the mushrooms help spread the orchids pollen there by aiding reproduction orchid are plentiful
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Quote examples
Jon Katz
American Journalist
It's easy to see why dog rescue is a mushrooming culture. Turning a troubled person's life around is difficult, but rescuers with commitment and time and a few dollars can radically alter the fate of a dog. And there are millions of dogs - nearly 10 million in the shelter system, many others mistreated in private homes - in need of rescuing.
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Evan Dando
American Musician
I don't like alcohol, but I still like to mess around with other stuff occasionally. I think it's important I take mushrooms and acid. They're certainly not addictive, so I can't rule that out.
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Henry Miller
American Author
I see America spreading disaster. I see America as a black curse upon the world. I see a long night settling in and that mushroom which has poisoned the world withering at the roots.
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Itzhak Perlman
Israeli Musician
I'm a mushroom freak. I make a mushroom soup where I use maybe six or seven varieties, not just portobello and shiitake, but dried porcini and morels.
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Andrew Greeley
American Clergyman
Note the three most important Cabinet positions. Rice said that it was better to find the weapons of mass destruction than to see a mushroom cloud.
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John Tyler Bonner
American Educator
The sudden appearance of mushrooms after a summer rain is one of the more impressive spectacles of the plant world.
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Tierra Whack
American Musician
I hate olives. They're so nasty. I hate everything about olives. Mushrooms, too.
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Janet Erskine Stuart
English Poet
You must grow like a tree, not like a mushroom.
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JaVale McGee
American Athlete
Dinner is usually just pasta with mushrooms.
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Shirley Conran
British Journalist
Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.
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Jon Katz
American Journalist
It's easy to see why dog rescue is a mushrooming culture. Turning a troubled person's life around is difficult, but rescuers with commitment and time and a few dollars can radically alter the fate of a dog. And there are millions of dogs - nearly 10 million in the shelter system, many others mistreated in private homes - in need of rescuing.
Quote examples
Evan Dando
American Musician
I don't like alcohol, but I still like to mess around with other stuff occasionally. I think it's important I take mushrooms and acid. They're certainly not addictive, so I can't rule that out.
Quote examples
Henry Miller
American Author
I see America spreading disaster. I see America as a black curse upon the world. I see a long night settling in and that mushroom which has poisoned the world withering at the roots.
Quote examples
Itzhak Perlman
Israeli Musician
I'm a mushroom freak. I make a mushroom soup where I use maybe six or seven varieties, not just portobello and shiitake, but dried porcini and morels.
Quote examples
Andrew Greeley
American Clergyman
Note the three most important Cabinet positions. Rice said that it was better to find the weapons of mass destruction than to see a mushroom cloud.
Quote examples
John Tyler Bonner
American Educator
The sudden appearance of mushrooms after a summer rain is one of the more impressive spectacles of the plant world.
Quote examples
Tierra Whack
American Musician
I hate olives. They're so nasty. I hate everything about olives. Mushrooms, too.
Quote examples
Janet Erskine Stuart
English Poet
You must grow like a tree, not like a mushroom.
Quote examples
JaVale McGee
American Athlete
Dinner is usually just pasta with mushrooms.
Quote examples
Shirley Conran
British Journalist
Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.
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