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.
mushroom.? la bague: parasol mushroom with a delicate flavor; also called coulemelle, cocherelle, and grisotte. de bois: wild mushroom, from the woods. de Paris: most common cultivated mushroom. sauvage: wild mushroom.