champignon noun.
[tʃam'pɪnjǝn, 'ʃampɪnj; ʃpiɲ (pl. same)] Also
champinion.
L16.[French (earlier champaignon), dim. of champagne: see CHAMPAIGN.]A mushroom; a toadstool. Now
spec. (a) the edible field mushroom
Agaricus campestris;
(b) an agaric,
Marismius oreades, which often forms fairy-rings.
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