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Zebra vs Mushroom - What's the difference?

zebra | mushroom |

As verbs the difference between zebra and mushroom

is that zebra is while mushroom is to grow quickly to a large size.

As a noun mushroom is

any of the fleshy fruiting bodies]] of [[fungus|fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).

As an adjective mushroom is

having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.

zebra

English

(wikipedia zebra)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of three species of genus Equus'': ''E. grevyi]]'', '''', or ''[[Equus zebra, E. zebra , all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.
  • (sports, slang) A referee.
  • (medicine, slang) An unlikely diagnosis, especially for symptoms probably caused by a common ailment. (Originates in the advice often given to medical students: "When you hear hoof beats, think of horses, not zebras.")
  • (vulgar, pejorative, slang) A bi-racial person, specifically one born to a member of the Sub-Saharan African race and a Caucasian.

    • Hyponyms

    * (animal of genus Equus) , quagga, plains zebra, mountain zebra

    Synonyms

    * (unusual diagnosis) fascinoma

    Derived terms

    * Burchell's zebra * Grevy's zebra * mountain zebra * plains zebra * zebra butterfly * zebra caterpillar * zebra crossing * zebra finch * zebrafish * zebra mongoose * zebra mussel * zebra opossum * zebra parakeet, zebra parrakeet * zebra poison * zebra shark * zebra spider * zebra swallowtail * zebra wolf

    See also

    * quagga * Equus burchelli'', ''Equus grevyi'', ''Equus quagga'', ''Equus zebra

    Anagrams

    *

    References

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    mushroom

    English

    (wikipedia mushroom) {{picdic , image=Flammulina velutipes 04.jpg , detail1= , detail2= }}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies]] of [[fungus, fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
    • Some mushroom s are edible and taste good, while others are poisonous and taste foul.
  • A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.
  • champignon or Agaricus bisporus , the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking.
  • One of the mushroom-shaped pegs in bar billiards.
  • (obsolete, figurative) One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.

    • Synonyms

    * (something appearing suddenly) shroom

    Derived terms

    * magic mushroom * mushroom anchor * mushroom cloud * mushroom coral * mushroom spawn * mushroomy * straw mushroom

    See also

    * cep, * champignon * chanterelle * cremini * fungus * morel * porcino * portabela, portabella, portabello, portobela, portobella, portobello, portobelo * shiitake * toadstool

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.
    • mushroom cloud

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To grow quickly to a large size.
    • The town’s population mushroomed from 10,000 to 110,000 in five years.
  • To gather mushrooms .
  • (ballistics) (Of a bullet) To form the shape of a mushroom when a bullet impacts a soft target.