[sham-pin-yuh
n or, especially Brit., cham-; Fr. shahn-pee-nyawn] 
| cham·pi·gnon (shām-pĭn'yən) n. An edible mushroom, especially the much cultivated species Agaricus bisporus. [French, alteration of Old French champigneul, probably from Vulgar Latin *(fungus) campiniolus, (fungus) growing in the fields, from Late Latin campānia, countryside; see campaign.] |