{
    "term": "mushroom",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "image": "data/images/ve/vegetables_misc.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a fungus with a round flat head and short stem. Many mushrooms can be eaten.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a field mushroom *(= the most common type that is eaten, often just called a ‘mushroom’, and often grown to be sold)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "fried mushrooms"
                },
                {
                    "text": "cream of mushroom soup"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Slice the mushrooms and add to the salad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They went into the woods to pick wild mushrooms."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Food", "Plants and trees"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["edible", "poisonous", "cultivated"],
                "verb + mushroom": ["cultivate", "grow", "pick"],
                "mushroom + noun": ["cap", "omelette", "risotto"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmʌʃrʊm//ˈmʌʃruːm/",
                "audio": "mu/mushroom/mushroom__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmʌʃrʊm//ˈmʌʃruːm/",
                "audio": "mu/mushroom/mushroom__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (originally denoting any fungus having a fleshy fruiting body): from Old French mousseron, from late Latin mussirio(n-)."
}