mushroom
The origin and history of mushroom.
Etymology
From Middle English muscheron, borrowed via Old French from a word related to moss — because these fungi were first noticed growing among moss.
The origin and history of mushroom.
From Middle English muscheron, borrowed via Old French from a word related to moss — because these fungi were first noticed growing among moss.
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