champignon — meaning in English

English meaning

• accelerator noun The pedal in a vehicle that controls speed.
• fungus noun A living organism such as a mold, mushroom, or yeast that lacks chlorophyll and gets its nutrients by absorption rather than photosynthesis.
• mushroom noun The fleshy, umbrella-shaped fruiting body of certain fungi, often eaten as food.

Senses

champignon is used for these senses in English:

• fungus (mycology) Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
• mushroom A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.

accelerator — full definition

1. noun The pedal in a vehicle that controls speed.
2. noun A program that provides funding, mentoring, and resources to help new companies grow quickly.
3. noun A device or piece of equipment that speeds up a process, such as a particle accelerator.

fungus — full definition

1. noun A living organism such as a mold, mushroom, or yeast that lacks chlorophyll and gets its nutrients by absorption rather than photosynthesis.
2. noun An abnormal, spongy growth of tissue, such as excess granulation in a wound.

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