agaricaceous

[uh-gar-uh-key-shuh s]

adjective

belonging to the Agaricaceae, a family of fungi including mushrooms having blade-shaped gills on the underside of the cap.

Origin of agaricaceous

< New Latin Agaricace(ae) (see agaric, -aceae) + -ous

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