agaric

[ ag-uh-rik, uh-gar-ik ]

noun
  1. any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.

Origin of agaric

1
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

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agaric

/ (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

Origin of agaric

1
C16: via Latin agaricum, from Greek agarikon, perhaps named after Agaria, a town in Sarmatia

Derived forms of agaric

  • agaricaceous (əˌɡærɪˈkeɪʃəs), adjective

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