n.
- a spore-producing fungal growth, often edible and typically having a domed cap with gills on the underside.
- a pale pinkish-brown colour.
v.
- increase or develop rapidly:
environmental concern mushroomed in the 1960s.
- form a shape resembling that of a mushroom.
-
[usu. as noun mushrooming]
gather mushrooms.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. mousseron, from late L. mussirio(n-).