Synonyms for mushroom

Noun

1. mushroom, agaric

usage: common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)

2. mushroom, basidiomycete, basidiomycetous fungi

usage: any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium

3. mushroom, mushroom cloud, mushroom-shaped cloud, cloud

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

4. mushroom, vegetable, veggie

usage: fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi

Verb

1. mushroom, pick, pluck, cull

usage: pick or gather mushrooms; "We went mushrooming in the Fall"

2. mushroom, grow

usage: grow and spread fast; "The problem mushroomed"