Meaning

• Noun

  1. Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
  2. A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.
  3. Champignon or Agaricus bisporus, the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking.
  4. Any of the mushroom-shaped pegs in bar billiards.
  5. A concrete column with a thickened portion at the top, used to support a slab.
  6. (obsolete) One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
  7. Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.
  8. Ellipsis of mushroom cloud.

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