agaricus

[ uh-gar-i-kuh s ]

/ əˈgær ɪ kəs /

noun, plural a·gar·i·cus·es.

any mushroom of the genus Agaricus, comprising the meadow mushrooms and a commercially grown species, A. brunnescens.

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Origin of agaricus

< New Latin. See agaric

Words nearby agaricus

agaric, agaric acid, agaric mineral, agaricaceous, agaricin, agaricus, agarita, agarose, agartala, agassi, agassiz

Example sentences from the Web for agaricus

The common mushroom (Agaricus campestris) is the best known esculent, whether in its uncultivated or in a cultivated state.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
They are, however, all phanerogamous except the mushroom (Agaricus campestris).
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
At the present time only two species, Agaricus campester and Agaricus arvensis, are cultivated in America.
Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous|Thomas Taylor
Dr. Bull has been very successful in developing the Sclerotium of Agaricus cirrhatus.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

It would not be highly esteemed where other and better species can be had, but it is generally preferred to Agaricus melleus, Fr.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

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