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- Dictionarymushroom/ˈmʌʃruːm/
noun
- 1. a fungal growth that typically takes the form of a domed cap on a stalk, with gills on the underside of the cap: "she sautéd the mushrooms in butter"
- 2. a pale pinkish-brown colour: "a mushroom leather bag"
verb
- 1. increase, spread, or develop rapidly: "environmental concern mushroomed in the 1960s"
- 2. form a shape resembling that of a mushroom: "the grenade mushroomed into red fire as it hit the hillside"
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3 days ago · Fungus - Wikipedia. A fungus ( pl.: fungi [3] or funguses [4]) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.
3 days ago · Prized as an ingredient in various culinary dishes, B. edulis is an edible mushroom held in high regard in many cuisines, and is commonly prepared and eaten in soups, pasta, or risotto. The mushroom is low in fat and digestible carbohydrates, and high in protein, vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre.
2 days ago · Mushrooms are part of the fungi kingdom. Fungi are defined as nonphotosynthetic eukaryotes with cell walls containing chitin and β-glucans, and a wholly absorptive nutrition. They do not have amoeboid pseudopodial stages and may occur as both single-celled and multicelled organisms.
3 days ago · What are magic mushrooms? Psilocybin or magic mushrooms are naturally occurring and are consumed for their hallucinogenic effects. They are psychedelic drugs, which means they can affect all the senses, altering a person’s thinking, sense of time and emotions.
3 days ago · The intensity and duration of the effects of psilocybin are variable, depending on species or cultivar of mushrooms, dosage, individual physiology, and set and setting, as was shown in experiments led by Timothy Leary at Harvard University in the early 1960s.
3 days ago · The mushroom grower did not submit his samples to the more above-ground Oakland Hyphae cup, which in December announced that the most potent mushroom it tested was an Albino Penis Envy (APE) hybrid, a P. cubensis strain called Hand of God. The competition measured the shrooms by psilocybin and psilocin content, and the strain came in at just over 3% for both alkaloids.
3 days ago · From real-life mushroom zombies to their wellness benefits, these facts about mushrooms will fascinate even the most experienced mycophile.
