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parasol/ˈparəsɒl/
▶noun
- 1 a light umbrella used to give shade from the sun.
- 2 (also parasol mushroom) a tall mushroom with a broad scaly greyish-brown cap. [Lepiota procera and related species.]
– origin C17: from Fr., from Ital. parasole, from para- ‘protecting against’ + sole ‘sun’.
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