agaricus
[uh-gar-i-kuh s]
- any mushroom of the genus Agaricus, comprising the meadow mushrooms and a commercially grown species, A. brunnescens.
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Origin of agaricus
< New Latin. See agaric
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The flavor is said to be something like that of Agaricus campestris.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.George Francis Atkinson
This fungus is the Agaricus gambosus, or St. George's mushroom.
The Agaricus gambosus is one that a person cannot well make any mistake about.
Mushroom CultureW. Robinson
In the eastern counties Agaricus arvensis has the preference for ketchup.
Fungi: Their Nature and UsesMordecai Cubitt Cooke
Of these, Agaricus lampas, and some others, are found in Australia.
Fungi: Their Nature and UsesMordecai Cubitt Cooke