mushroomy

Adjective

mushroomy (comparative mushroomier, superlative mushroomiest)

1. Characteristic of mushrooms.
   • the mushroomy smell of the old cellar
   • Dried mushrooms are really mushroomier than the canned and very simple to use; they are used a great deal in Chinese and Italian cooking.1957, Margaret Williams, The Well-Fed Bridgegroom, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →LCCN, page 116
2. Resembling a mushroom.
   • Near-synonyms: mushroomoid, mushroomlike; fungiform
   • a mushroomy outline of a passing cloud

   Synonyms:

   mushroomoid, mushroomlike, fungiform

3. Flavoured with mushrooms.
   • the mushroomy tang of her favorite soup
   • What follows are simple party recipes that are naturals for casual indoor entertaining: endive stuffed with garlicky goat cheese, herbs and sun-dried tomatoes; a mushroomy pasta salad; asparagus, lima beans, leeks and fennel tossed in an all-green salad; a grilled vegetable sandwich; a fig...1993 November 10, Donna Deane, “Warm up to autumn entertaining”, in Herald Statesman, page 1B

   Synonyms:

   mushroomed

   Antonyms:

   mushroomless