agaric

(ə gar′ik, ag′ə rik′)

noun

any of an order (Agaricales) of basidiomycetous fungi; esp., any of a family (Agaricaceae) of gill fungi, including many common, edible mushrooms

Origin: L agaricum, larch fungus < Gr agaricon, tree fungus, after Agaria, a Sarmatian town

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noun

Any of various mushrooms of the genera Agaricus, Fomes, or related genera, having large umbrellalike caps with numerous gills beneath.
The dried fruiting body of certain fungal species in the genus Fomes, formerly used in medicine, especially to inhibit the production of sweat.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English agarik, a kind of fungus

Origin: , from Latin agaricum

Origin: , from Greek agarikon

Origin: , from Agariā, a town in Sarmatia

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