noun, plural cham·pi·gnons 
[sham-pin-yuh
nz or, esp. British, cham-; French shahn-pee-nyawn] .
[sham-pin-yuhnz or, esp. British, cham-; French shahn-pee-nyawn] . mushroom ( defs 1, 2 ).
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| —n | |
| See also fairy ring any of various agaricaceous edible mushrooms, esp Marasmius oreades and the meadow mushroom | |
| [C16: from French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin campīnus (unattested) of the field, from Latin campus plain, field] | |
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