mushroomoid

English

Etymology

From mushroom +‎ -oid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʌʃ.ɹuːˌmɔɪd/, /ˈmʌʃ.ɹʊˌmɔɪd/

Adjective

mushroomoid (comparative more mushroomoid, superlative most mushroomoid)

  1. (rare) Resembling a mushroom.
    Hypernym: fungoid
    Near-synonyms: mushroomlike; mushroom-shaped, mushroomy; fungiform
    The bomb exploded, sending a mushroomoid cloud of ash and fire into the sky.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:mushroomoid.
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