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What does mushroom mean?

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Noun
  1. Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
  2. A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.
  3. champignon or Agaricus bisporus, the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking.
  4. One of the mushroom-shaped pegs in bar billiards.
  5. (obsolete, figuratively) One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
  6. Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.
Adjective
  1. Having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.
Verb
  1. (intransitive) To grow quickly to a large size.
  2. To gather mushrooms.
  3. (ballistics, of a bullet) To form the shape of a mushroom when striking a soft target.
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