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| agaricus campestris
agaric
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun agaric has 2 senses
- agaric(n = noun.plant) fomes igniarius - fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses; Array is a kind of fungus
- agaric(n = noun.plant) Array - a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside; Array is a kind of basidiomycete, basidiomycetous fungi
is a member of fomes, genus fomes
is a member of agaricales, order agaricales
has particulars: mushroom, mushroom, toadstool, agaricus arvensis, horse mushroom, agaricus campestris, field mushroom, meadow mushroom, amanita caesarea, caesar's agaric, royal agaric, amanita mappa, false deathcap, amanita muscaria, fly agaric, amanita phalloides, death angel, death cap, death cup, destroying angel, amanita rubescens, blusher, blushing mushroom, amanita verna, destroying angel, cantharellus cibarius, chantarelle, chanterelle, cantharellus floccosus, floccose chanterelle, cantharellus clavatus, pig's ears, cantharellus cinnabarinus, cinnabar chanterelle, jack-a-lantern, jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern fungus, omphalotus illudens, coprinus atramentarius, inky-cap mushroom, inky cap, coprinus comatus, shaggy cap, shaggymane, shaggymane mushroom, lactarius delicioso, milkcap, fairy-ring mushroom, marasmius oreades, oyster agaric, oyster fungus, oyster mushroom, pleurotus ostreatus, olive-tree agaric, pleurotus phosphoreus, pholiota astragalina, golden pholiota, pholiota aurea, pholiota destruens, pholiota flammans, pholiota flavida, nameko, pholiota nameko, viscid mushroom, pholiota squarrosa-adiposa, pholiota squarrosa, scaly pholiota, pholiota squarrosoides, stropharia ambigua, stropharia hornemannii, stropharia rugoso-annulata, entoloma lividum, entoloma sinuatum, entoloma aprile, chlorophyllum molybdites, lepiota, lepiota procera, parasol mushroom, blewits, clitocybe nuda, sandy mushroom, tricholoma populinum, tricholoma pessundatum, tricholoma sejunctum, man-on-a-horse, tricholoma flavovirens, tricholoma venenata, tricholoma pardinum, tricholoma vaccinum, tricholoma aurantium, pluteus aurantiorugosus, pluteus magnus, sawdust mushroom, deer mushroom, pluteus cervinus, chinese mushroom, straw mushroom, volvariella volvacea, volvariella bombycina, clitocybe clavipes, clitocybe dealbata, clitocybe inornata, clitocybe robusta, clytocybe alba, clitocybe irina, lepista irina, tricholoma irinum, clitocybe subconnexa, flammulina velutipes, winter mushroom, waxycap, cortinarius armillatus, cortinarius atkinsonianus, cortinarius corrugatus, cortinarius gentilis, cortinarius mutabilis, purple-staining cortinarius, cortinarius semisanguineus, cortinarius subfoetidus, cortinarius violaceus, gymnopilus spectabilis, gymnopilus validipes, gymnopilus ventricosus, shoestring fungus, armillaria caligata, booted armillaria, armillaria ponderosa, white matsutake, armillaria zelleri, armillariella mellea, honey fungus, honey mushroom
CIDE DICTIONARY
agaric, n. [L. agaricum, Gr. , said to be fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.].
- A fungus of the genus
Agaricus , of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example. [1913 Webster] - An old name for several species of
Polyporus , corky fungi growing on decaying wood. [1913 Webster]" 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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
agaric, n. any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, with cap and stalk, including the common edible mushroom.
Etymology
L agaricum f. Gk agarikon
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