magic mushroom

noun

: a fungus (such as genus Psilocybe) containing hallucinogenic alkaloids (such as psilocybin)

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Recent Examples on the Web

These days, most tabloid column inches are dedicated to the credibility of her Goopian self-care gimmicks—hello rectal ozone therapy, jade eggs, and magic mushroom seminars. —Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2023

These days, most tabloid column inches are dedicated to the credibility of her Goopian self-care gimmicks— hello, rectal ozone therapy, jade eggs, and magic mushroom seminars. —Laura Hawkins, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2023

Some in the decriminalization movement say the legalization of psychedelic drugs is inevitable, pointing to Oregon, where voters approved magic mushroom decriminalization last year, and Denver and Oakland, California, which had passed similar laws in 2019. —NBC News, 19 Sep. 2021

Earlier this month, Oregon’s Synthesis Institute, a magic mushroom therapy center, ran out of money and shut down. —Isabella Cueto, STAT, 17 Mar. 2023

Severe depression eased by single dose of synthetic 'magic mushroom' Rodgers is no stranger to alternative therapies. —Lucy Kafanov, CNN, 26 Feb. 2023

Justin was spotted wearing this exact magic mushroom necklace, but if that's not up your alley, the Frasier Sterling website is jam-packed with vibey, nostalgic jewelry that will spice up even the plainest outfit. —Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 20 Jan. 2023

The company, which got its start opening cannabis clinics across Canada, is planning to test psilocybin therapy next month in Amsterdam, where magic mushroom truffles are legal. —New York Times, 9 May 2021

Roughly twelve years after Hofmann’s revelatory bicycle trip home from work, a banker and amateur ethno-mycologist named R. Gordon Watson spent two nights with his wife taking part in veladas, or sacred magic mushroom ceremonies. —Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

magic mushroom

noun

: any fungus containing hallucinogenic alkaloids (as psilocybin)