Mushroom Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Mushroom

Meaning 1 : a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)

    Synonyms : mushroom-shaped cloud,  mushroom cloud
Meaning 2 : any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium

Meaning 3 : common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)

Meaning 4 : fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi

Meaning 5 : grow and spread fast

    Example : The problem mushroomed

Meaning 6 : mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.)

Meaning 7 : pick or gather mushrooms

    Example : We went mushrooming in the Fall

Mushroom Antonyms