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mushroom

[muhsh-room, -room] / ˈmʌʃ rum, -rʊm /


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The Blue Angel, an extremely rare mushroom, eliminates any disease and can revive the recently deceased.

From Salon

Another pasta, this time a chicken spaghetti smells like Sunday afternoons in the South: sweet onions softening in olive oil, bell peppers and celery faintly caramelizing, mushrooms releasing their earthy perfume.

From Salon

Mr. Harris is always effortlessly charming, whether he’s hosting the Tonys or hawking mushroom coffee.

From The Wall Street Journal

Olives, roasted red peppers, sun-dried tomato, artichoke hearts, marinated mushrooms — each one adds a tiny jolt of savoriness that keeps the bowl from tipping too sweet or too soft.

From Salon

That precedent set a “great level of deference” as the standard of review for deployments that have since mushroomed across the country, circumscribing debate even in courts where it is not legally binding.

From Los Angeles Times