mushroom-headedadj.
/ˈmʌʃruːmˌhɛdᵻd/, /ˈmʌʃrʊmˌhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˈməʃˌrumˌ(h)ɛdəd/, /ˈməʃˌrʊmˌ(h)ɛdəd/ Having a head or upper part resembling the cap of a mushroom.
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the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [adjective] > of or relating to tree-tops > having particular type of tree-top
high-headed1562
low-headed1738
stag-headed1770
mushroom-headed1832
stag-horned1853
heavy-headed1886
stagged1891
the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > of or relating to the top > having (a) top(s) > specific
coped1611
drum-headed1664
red-topped1701
mushroom-headed1832
tilt-top1940
1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. iv. 380 Mushroom-headed; cylindrical, having a rounded, convex, overhanging extremity.
1875 Notices Proc. Royal Inst. Great Brit. 7 514 We see [in the plate] the mushroom-headed waddy, with its projecting ridge flattened, then [in a later stage of development] curved.
1921 Outward Bound June 40 Within the noonday shade Of mushroom-headed thorn trees, the great ‘Kongoni’ wade.
1959 Man 59 190/1 A high-relief object resembling a mushroom-headed club.
1992 RS Components: Electronic & Electr. Products July 256/1 A fully guarded, green start button and a 40 mm dia. red mushroom-headed, stop/reset button are also incorporated.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1832