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mushroom

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


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Like Renn, he knew that the snow on the fells should be driving the herds into the Forest, to grow fat on moss and mushrooms.

From Literature

It leans more mushroom than tomato, so the whole thing carries a low, woodsy murmur.

From Salon

A barley risotto studded with dried autumn mushrooms follows, Finland’s breadbasket turned into comfort.

From Salon

The resident population doubled since passing the two-million mark in 2015, as brand-new urban areas mushroomed along the coast and in the desert.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just as the fund’s weighting in SpaceX shrank when money came into the ETF in December, it mushroomed when money went out.

From The Wall Street Journal