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mushroom


2mushroom

verb

Definition of MUSHROOM

intransitive verb
1
a : to well up and spread out laterally from a central source b : to become enlarged or extended : grow
2
: to collect wild mushrooms
3
: to spring up suddenly or multiply rapidly

Examples of MUSHROOM

  1. Interest in local history is suddenly mushrooming.
  2. Her hobby mushroomed into a thriving business.
  3. He goes mushrooming in the spring every year.

First Known Use of MUSHROOM

1893

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