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Meaning of Mushroom | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm

Definitions

  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. Any of the mushroom-shaped pegs in bar billiards.
  5. A concrete column with a thickened portion at the top, used to support a slab.
  6. One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
    figuratively, obsolete
  7. Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.
    figuratively
  8. Ellipsis of mushroom cloud.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Equivalents

العربية الفطر شمپنيون عَيْش الْغُرَاب فطر فُطْر m عَيْش الْغُرَاب فطرة مشروم
Azərbaycanca göbələk
Беларуская грыб
Български гъба
བོད་སྐད ཤ་མོ
Bosanski gljiva guba hrib pečurka sene seta гљива гриб печурка
Català bolet fong
Čeština houba houbařit hřib
Cymraeg grawn unnos madarch
Dansk svamp
Deutsch Pilz Pilze ernten Pilze sammeln Schwamm Schwammerl Wuchern
Ελληνικά μανιτάρι
Esperanto ĉampinjono fungo ŝampinjono
Español callampa hongo senderuela seta
Eesti seen
Euskara perretxiko
فارسی سماروغ قارچ
Suomi itiöemä paisua pullataikina sienestää sieni sienimäinen
Français champignon champignonner mushroom
Gaeilge beacán muisiriún muisiriúnach
Gàidhlig balgan-buachair
Galego cogomelo fungo pan de sapo
ગુજરાતી બિલાડીનો ટોપ
עברית פטריה
हिन्दी कुकुरमुत्ता खुंबी खुंभी खुमी छत्र मशरूम
Hrvatski gljiva guba hrib pečurka sene seta гљива гриб печурка
Magyar gomba gombázik
Հայերեն սունկ
Bahasa Indonesia cendawan jamur kulat
Íslenska sveppur
Italiano fungo
日本語 きのこ 圥 苓 茸 菇
ქართული სოკო
Қазақша қозықұйрық саңырауқұлақ
ខ្មែរ ផ្សិត
ಕನ್ನಡ ಅಣಬೆ
한국어 버섯
Kurdî şene
Кыргызча козу карын
Latina boletus fungus
Lingála likombo
ລາວ ກະດ້າງ ເຫັດ
Lietuvių grybas grybauti
Latviešu sēne
Malagasy holatra
Te Reo Māori harore
Македонски печурка
മലയാളം കുമിൾ കൂൺ
Монгол мөөг
Bahasa Melayu cendawan
မြန်မာဘာသာ မှို
Nederlands paddenstoel zwam
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖੁੰਬ
Polski bdła grzyb rosnąć jak grzyby po deszczu rosnąć jak na drożdżach
پښتو غومبه مرخېړی
Português cogumelo colher cogumelos de cogumelo estourar explodir fungo
Română ciupercă
Русский гриб грибница грибови́дный
Slovenčina hríb huba
Slovenščina goba
Shqip kërpudhë
Српски gljiva guba hrib pečurka sene seta гљива гриб печурка
Svenska explodera sopp svamp
Kiswahili kuvu uyoga
தமிழ் ஆம்பி காளான்
Тоҷикӣ занбӯруғ қорч
ไทย เห็ด
Türkmençe kömelek
Tagalog kabute
Türkçe göbelek mantar
ئۇيغۇرچە موگۇ
Українська гриб
اردو کھمبی
Tiếng Việt năm
IsiXhosa ikhowa
Yorùbá olú osun
中文 могў 菌子 蕈 蘑菇

Examples

“Some mushrooms are edible and taste good, while others are poisonous and taste foul.”
“Arabs consider the eating of mushrooms as an aphrodisiac aid.”
“upstarts […]call in reproach mushrooms”
“The craze [hula hoops] began in the U.S.A., and in October the boom crossed the Atlantic and 40 firms sprang into being, some being overnight mushrooms.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

mushroom anchor mushroom body mushroom brush mushroom cloud mushroom cut mushroom haircut

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