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Meanings of mushroom in English

Russian
гриб
Portuguese
cogumelo
Spanish
setas
Catalan
murga
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Fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source.

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        гриб
        Portuguese
        nuvem de cogumelo

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

              nuvem de cogumelo

              Common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)

                    Usage of mushroom in English
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                    Many thousands of Latvians come to Ireland to work on mushroom farms.
                    The Irish Times
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                    Soak one large dried shiitake mushroom in hot water for 30 minutes.
                    The Guardian
                    3
                    This mushroom stew is a real winner at this time of year.
                    The Irish Times
                    4
                    Magister Ordello was poisoned by a mushroom not half a year ago.
                    A Dance with Dragons
                    5
                    We've all seen turkey tail mushroom, whether we know it or not.
                    The Irish Times
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                    They are the mushroom growth of the muck-heap of the new civilization.
                    The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
                    7
                    However, first-strike mushroom clouds aren't the biggest threat to the internet anymore.
                    BBC
                    8
                    In no wise: maggots, caterpillars and slugs never touch the resplendent mushroom.
                    The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
                    9
                    The thread-like branches permeate the earth or whatever the mushroom grows upon.
                    Among the Mushrooms: A Guide For Beginners
                    10
                    Birders no doubt feel the same about the appeal for mushroom hunters.
                    The Guardian
                    11
                    Mr. Maxwell stocked up on four different mushroom varieties, not just one.
                    Quarter share: a trader's tale from the golden age of the solar ...
                    12
                    Add the stock to the mushroom soaking liquid to equal 3 cups.
                    The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
                    13
                    Mark Borkowski, a PR and brand expert, expects that number to mushroom.
                    The Guardian
                    14
                    David says he has sent the mushroom kits all over the country.
                    News.com.au
                    15
                    Our utmost efforts have never rendered mycelium in a mushroom-bearing condition perennial.
                    Mushrooms: how to grow them / a practical treatise on mushroom c...
                    16
                    It would be overoptimistic to expect it to mushroom suddenly in Pakistan.
                    The duel: pakistan on the flight path of american power
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                    Translations for mushroom
                    Russian
                    гриб
                    Mushroom through the time
                    Mushroom across language varieties
                    South Africa
                    Common
                    Australia
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Common
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