champignon
noun
cham·pi·gnon
(ˌ)sham-pē-ˈnyōn 
(ˌ)shäm-,
-ˈnyōⁿ;
sham-ˈpin-yən,
cham-
: an edible fungus
especially
: button mushroom
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Régis et Jacques Marcon, Saint Bonnet le Froid Named for the father-son team that runs the restaurant, Régis et Jacques Marcon offers a seasonal taste of the Haute-Loire region—with a special reverence for the local mushrooms (Régis has even written a book on his beloved champignons).
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Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023
One of us had paupiettes de veau with fricassée de légumes (stuffed veal with vegetable fricassee); the other ordered velouté de potiron and risotto aux épinards et champignons (a pumpkin soup with spinach and mushroom risotto).
—Don and Petie Kladstrup, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2017
Despite the sweltering, arid climate, farmers have found ways to grow organic produce like tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant and champignon mushrooms inside greenhouses.
—Bloomberg.com, 12 July 2017
Despite the sweltering, arid climate, farmers have found ways to grow organic produce like tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant, and champignon mushrooms inside greenhouses.
—The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2017
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Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2023
One of us had paupiettes de veau with fricassée de légumes (stuffed veal with vegetable fricassee); the other ordered velouté de potiron and risotto aux épinards et champignons (a pumpkin soup with spinach and mushroom risotto).
—Don and Petie Kladstrup, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2017
Despite the sweltering, arid climate, farmers have found ways to grow organic produce like tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant and champignon mushrooms inside greenhouses.
—Bloomberg.com, 12 July 2017
Despite the sweltering, arid climate, farmers have found ways to grow organic produce like tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant, and champignon mushrooms inside greenhouses.
—The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2017
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“Champignon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champignon. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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