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agaric
n.
type of mushroom, fungus
Agaric
An
agaric or is a type of
fungal fruiting body characterized by the presence of a
pileus (cap) that is clearly differentiated from the
stipe (stalk), with
lamellae (gills) on the underside of the pileus. "Agaric" can also refer to a
basidiomycete species characterized by an agaric-type fruiting body. Archaically agaric meant 'tree-fungus' (after Latin
agaricum); however, that changed with the Linnaean interpretation in 1753 when
Linnaeus used the generic name
Agaricus for gilled mushrooms.
agaric
Noun
1. fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses
(synonym) Fomes igniarius
(hypernym) fungus
(member-holonym) Fomes, genus Fomes
2. a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
(hypernym) basidiomycete, basidiomycetous fungi
(hyponym) mushroom
(member-holonym) Agaricales, order Agaricales
agaric
nm.
agaric, type of mushroom
Agaric
(n.)
An old name for several species of Polyporus, corky fungi growing on decaying wood.
(n.)
A fungus of the genus Agaricus, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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