Mushroom
From AJS.COM
A mushroom (Old English muscheron, from the Old French mouscheron, French mousseron, itself perhaps from mousse, meaning moss) is an above-ground fruiting body (that is, a spore-producing structure) of a fungus, having a shaft and a cap; and by extension, the entire fungus producing the fruiting body of such appearance, the former consisting of a network (called the mycelium) of filaments or hyphae. In a much broader sense, mushroom is applied to any visible fungus, or especially the fruiting body of any fungus, with the mycelium usually being hidden under bark, ground, rotted wood, leaves, etc. The technical term for the spore-producing structure of "true" mushrooms is the basidiocarp. The term "toadstool" is used typically to designate a basidiocarp that is poisonous to eat.
Mushroom Journal
AJS.COM gives extensive coverage to mushrooms and mushroom-bearing fungi, including the Mushroom Journal, which is a photographic walking tour of the mushrooms of the greater Boston area.
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