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English word mushroom comes from Proto-Germanic *musą (Moss, bog.), Old French mousse
*musą (Proto-Germanic)
Moss, bog.
mousse (Old French)
*mos (Old Dutch)
mousseron (Old French)
musseron (Middle English)
mushroom (English)
(ballistics, of a bullet) To form the shape of a mushroom when striking a soft target.. (intransitive) To grow quickly to a large size.. To gather mushrooms. Having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture. (obsolete, figurative) One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.. A fungus producing such fruiting [...]