button mushroom
noun
: a usually small white mushroom (Agaricus bisporus synonym A. brunnescens) in which the pileus has not yet expanded
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The Ohio State team specifically focused on shiitake and button mushrooms, cultivating the fungi before dehydrating them for long-term viability.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
The albufera, for instance, starts with wing stock enriched with drumsticks, shallots, and button mushrooms, plus two bottles of Madeira reduced to a single glass with vinegar.
—Joel Hart, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
From the rear, the Arctos Sport's particular design gives it the unique look of a button mushroom chopped in half.
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
The first was the white button mushroom, whose tissue uses only thin filaments called generative filaments.
—Mohamed Khalil Elhachimi, The Conversation, 16 July 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
The albufera, for instance, starts with wing stock enriched with drumsticks, shallots, and button mushrooms, plus two bottles of Madeira reduced to a single glass with vinegar.
—Joel Hart, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
From the rear, the Arctos Sport's particular design gives it the unique look of a button mushroom chopped in half.
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
The first was the white button mushroom, whose tissue uses only thin filaments called generative filaments.
—Mohamed Khalil Elhachimi, The Conversation, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for button mushroom
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“Button mushroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/button%20mushroom. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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