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agaric in British English
(ˈæɡərɪk, əˈɡærɪk)
noun
1.
any saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungus of the family Agaricaceae, having gills on the underside of the cap. The group includes the edible mushrooms and poisonous forms such as the fly agaric
2.
the dried spore-producing bodies of certain fungi, esp Polyphorus officinalis (or Boletus laricis), formerly used in medicine
Derived forms
agaricaceous (əˌɡærɪˈkeɪʃəs) adjective
Word origin
C16: via Latin agaricum, from Greek agarikon, perhaps named after Agaria, a town in Sarmatiaagaric in American English
(əˈgærɪk; ˈægəˌrɪk)
noun
any of an order (Agaricales) of basidiomycetous fungi; esp., any of a family (Agaricaceae)of gill fungi, including many common, edible mushrooms
Word origin
L agaricum, larch fungus < Gr agaricon, tree fungus, after Agaria, a Sarmatian townImage ofagaric
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