agaric
Americannoun
noun
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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
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the dried spore-producing bodies of certain fungi, esp Polyphorus officinalis (or Boletus laricis ), formerly used in medicine
Other Word Forms
- agaricaceous adjective
Etymology
Origin of agaric
1525–35; < New Latin Agaricus genus name < Greek agarikós (adj.) pertaining to Agaría, a town in Sarmatis; neuter agarikón used as noun, name of some fungi
Vocabulary lists containing agaric
Example Sentences
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It resembles the psychedelic fly agaric mushroom, a fungus as bright red as Rudolph's schnoz sprinkled with white flecks like snow.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022
In winter, keep an eye out for red and white-speckled fly agaric mushrooms or the booted knight mushroom.
From The Guardian • May 25, 2018
The mushroom he holds is sometimes called the sulfur knight, or the gas agaric.
From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2015
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: "There are several hundred fungi species in the palace garden, including a small number of naturally occurring fly agaric mushrooms."
From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2014
They picked agaric mushrooms in April and pine mushrooms in October.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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