mushroom |
slang for a parabolic canopy or a round parachute. Also refers to a cat's-paw, pawn, or dupe who is used in covert operations without full knowledge, as being "kept in the dark and fed on horse shit".
Ãâó: www.combatmagazine.ws/S4/MILTERMS/PARATERM.HTM
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mushroom |
The fruiting body of a fungus.
Ãâó: www.main.nc.us/naturenotebook/fungi/fungalterms.ht...
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mushroom |
A structure bearing the reproductive organs of the plant that produce spores.
Ãâó: www.mssf.org/cookbook/glossary.html
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mushroom |
Fleshy, sometimes tough, umbrella like basidiocarp of certain Basidiomycota.
Ãâó: www.world-of-fungi.org/Mostly_Mycology/Jon_Dixon/g...
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mushroom p. |
poisoning resulting from ingestion of mushrooms; potentially deadly types result from ingestion of Amanita phalloides, A. verna, A. virosa, and species of Chlorophyllum, Galerina, and Lepiota, which contain neurotoxic amatoxins. The clinical course usually begins with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, followed by a quiescent period of up to 48 hours, and then signs and symptoms of severe hepatic, renal, and central nervous system damage followed by death.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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