Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An edible mushroom, especially the much cultivated species Agaricus bisporus.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A mushroom: the French name for mushrooms in general, but in England applied only to the Marasmius (or Agaricus) oreades, an edible species growing in fairy rings.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Bot.) An edible species of mushroom (Agaricus campestris).
  • noun the Marasmius oreades, which has a strong flavor but is edible.

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  • noun Agaricus bisporus, the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, alteration of Old French champigneul, probably from Vulgar Latin *(fungus) campiniolus, (fungus) growing in the fields, from Late Latin campānia, countryside; see campaign.]

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From French champignon

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Examples

  • If anyone doesn ` t want to wait on me, then the font for this set can be downloaded from the internet. it is called champignon and usually contains two fonts in the package.

    Donna Young's Blog 2009

  • The announcer declared him the "champignon" of Papeete, but naïvely declared that Opeta was still full of fight, and challenged the universe.

    Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

  • I had learned from my French-speaking mother that mushroom was champignon in French.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • I had learned from my French-speaking mother that mushroom was champignon in French.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Good vegetables to use: red and yellow bell peppers, zucchini, leek or onion chunks, sweet corn, beans, champignon mushrooms, eggplant (and anything you might have left over, see above).

    Backdated Bento #63 – Just a quickie « Were rabbits 2007

  • In the picture: Glazed champignon hats on mini-baguettes with tsatsiki and cherry tomatoes.

    Veggie BBQ part 3 – Barbecue Burgers without Beans! « Were rabbits 2007

  • For example, the spit on the right is made of champignon mushrooms, red bell peppers, asparagus, spring onions, mini corn, yellow zucchini, and baguettes with mozarella stuck between them (thus showing that mozarella does indeed work with a grill!).

    Vegetarian barbecue, part 2 « Were rabbits 2007

  • The thermos container holds homemade ratatouille with eggplant, zucchini, bell pepper and champignon mushrooms, and the side container has grapes, wholewheat toast with cheese and a toast crust, bell pepper, nori and carrot Remy.

    Bento #98 – Putting the RAT in Ratatouille! « Were rabbits 2007

  • * Big container: Farfalle (means “butterfly”) pasta with chanterell mushroom and champignon cream sauce, decorated with plum tomato butterflies.

    Backdated bento #3 « Were rabbits 2006

  • I chopped garlic, chili, half a white onion, champignon mushrooms and half a zucchini really small and sauteed them in olive oil with salt, pepper and herbes de provence.

    Backdated: Bento #5 – Open source pasta « Were rabbits 2006

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