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mushroomMain Entry: 1mush·room Pronunciation: \ˈməsh-ˌrüm, -ˌru̇m; chiefly Northern & Midland -ˌrün; dial ˈmə-shə-ˌrüm, -ˌru̇m, -ˌrün\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English musheron, from Anglo-French musherum, musseron, from Late Latin mussirion-, mussirio Date: 15th century 1 a : an enlarged complex aboveground fleshy fruiting body of a fungus (as a basidiomycete) that consists typically of a stem bearing a pileus; especially : one that is edible b : fungus
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