Clues for the word "MUSHROOM"
We've had 28 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 25 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on February 28, 2025.
Definition of mushroom
- n. - An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn.
- n. - Any large fungus, especially one of the genus Agaricus; a toadstool. Several species are edible; but many are very poisonous.
- n. - One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
- a. - Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup.
- a. - Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities.
Referring Clues
- Grow exponentially
- Fairy ring component
- Pizza topping
- Grow uncontrollably
- Grow and grow and grow
- Develop rapidly
- Grow rapidly
- Umbrella shaped fungus
- Grow enormously
- Shiitake
- Grow and spread quickly
- Grow out of control
- Soup morsel
- Delicious fungus
- Soup choice
- Stroganoff ingredient
- See 9
- Increase with remarkable rapidity
- Fungus
- Snowball
- Food fungus
- Edible fungus
- Order for dogs to speed over territory for food
- Bad cloud shape
- Parent welcoming a little less conversation with young Australian swell
- Increase in sentimentality, resistance turning low
- Thematically I'm buttonless, as there wasn't ___
- Grow quickly
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - February 28, 2025
- Daily Quick - October 21, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 05, 2024
- Daily Quick - October 21, 2022
- Wall Street Journal - January 18, 2018
- Penny Dell Daily - October 06, 2017
- Guardian Quick - April 28, 2017
- Guardian Everyman - October 16, 2016
- Guardian Quick - June 24, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - May 15, 2014
- Guardian Quick - February 24, 2014
- Guardian Quick - December 30, 2013
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 02, 2010
- Washington Post - May 30, 2010
- Guardian Quick - July 28, 2009
- LA Times - June 17, 2009
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 15, 2008
- Guardian Quick - October 08, 2007
- Guardian Quick - February 23, 2007
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 28, 2005
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 20, 2005
- Family Time - February 06, 2005
- Guardian Quick - February 02, 2005
- Guardian Prize - December 06, 2003
- Guardian Cryptic - October 22, 2001