| agaricus | (n) type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species, Syn. genus Agaricus |
| agaric | (n) fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses, Syn. Fomes igniarius |
| agaric | (n) a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside |
| agaricaceae | (n) large family including many familiar mushrooms, Syn. family Agaricaceae |
| agaricales | (n) typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota, Syn. order Agaricales |
| Agaric | n. [ L. agaricum, Gr. &unr_;, said to be fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia. ] ☞ The “female agaric” (Polyporus officinalis) was renowned as a cathartic; the “male agaric” (Polyporus igniarius) is used for preparing touchwood, called punk or German tinder. [ 1913 Webster ]
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