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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
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Examples for "mushroom cloud"
Examples for "mushroom cloud"
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These generally condense into microscopic radioactive particles in the explosion's mushroom cloud.
The Science of Battlestar Galactica
2
The mushroom cloud that has risen over American democracy is a question mark.
The Irish Times
3
The result won't be a mushroom cloud, but it will still get noticed.
BBC
4
On the screen, a mushroom cloud rose over a vast and empty sea.
Nemesis Game
5
Or perhaps they'd simply been pushed back by a mushroom cloud of testosterone.
Takeover
1
Footage shared on social media at the time also showed a sizeable mushroom-shaped cloud.
The South African
2
He saw a giant fireball, awesome and terrifying, with a mushroom-shaped cloud rising rapidly above it.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
3
A strange green gas spurted up from beneath the wheel, into the air, spreading out in an eerie, mushroom-shaped cloud.
Night of the Living Dummy

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

Usage of mushroom in English
1
Many thousands of Latvians come to Ireland to work on mushroom farms.
The Irish Times
2
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
6
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
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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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Russian
гриб
Mushroom through the time
Mushroom across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
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