magic mushroom
noun
a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
Origin of magic mushroom
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby magic mushroom
magic eye,
magic flute, the,
magic lantern,
magic marker,
magic mountain, the,
magic mushroom,
magic number,
magic realism,
magic square,
magic wand,
magical
British Dictionary definitions for magic mushrooms
magic mushroom
noun
informal
any of various types of fungi that contain a hallucinogenic substance, esp Psilocybe mexicana, which contains psilocybin