champignon
nounUS /ʃæmˈpɪnjən/ · UK /t͡ʃæmˈpɪnjən/
Etymology Unadapted borrowing from French champignon.
1
Any mushroom of the genus Agaricus.
2
Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking.
- Moscow’s food stores, formerly famed for bare shelves and long lines, are now kept stocked with fresh champignons and greens[…].2007 January 31, C. J. Chivers, “A Soviet Agricultural Success: Vast Greenhouse Complex”, in New York Times:
3
Obsolete Any mushroom.
- The Kamtschadales frequently avail themselves, by way of regale, of a venenose species of champignon […]1849, George Waterhouse, Conjugal Felicities and Infelicities, page 47:
- Synonyms
- button mushroom, cremini, crimini, cultivated mushroom, portobello mushroom, table mushroom
- Derived terms
- fairy ring champignon