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the fruiting body of an organism mostly hiding underground, plotting in the dark.
means The fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting bodies of certain fungi, popping up from the soil or rotting wood — some delicious, some deadly, many edible only if you really know what you're doing.
from From Middle English 'muscheron,' borrowed from Old French 'mousseron,' likely tied to 'mousse' meaning moss — the soft, damp places where they thrive. The deeper root is uncertain, possibly Late Latin 'mussirio.' The spelling drifted toward 'mushroom' over time, and the word has long carried a sense of sudden appearance, giving us 'to mushroom' — to spring up fast and spread.
- largest organism
- An Oregon fungus spans nearly 4 square miles
- closer to us
- More related to animals than to plants
- glow trick
- Some species glow green to lure insects
- spore math
- A single mushroom releases billions of spores
- radiation eaters
- Some thrive on radiation inside Chernobyl
matsutake — japanese autumn mushroom selling for $20+ per pound, prized in kaiseki cuisine since medieval times
chanterelle — golden funnel-shaped mushroom foraged across europe and north america, dominant in scandinavian cuisine
psilocybe cubensis — psychoactive mushroom native to mexico and central america, contains psilocybin compounds