champignon

[French, alteration of Old French champigneul, probably from Vulgar Latin *(fungus) campiniolus, (fungus) growing in the fields, from Late Latin campānia, countryside. See campaign.]

French; button mushrooms, champignons de Paris.

[sham-pee-NYOHN] The French word for an edible "mushroom," generally the button variety. The term aux champignons refers to dishes garnished with mushrooms or served with a mushroom sauce.

Streptococcosis of the stump of the spermatic cord. Usually refers to castration of the horse.