agaric
agaric
(ˈæɡərɪk
, əˈɡærɪk) noun
1 any saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungus of the family Agaricaceae, having gills on the underside of the cap. The group includes the edible mushrooms and poisonous forms such as the fly agaric
2 the dried spore-producing bodies of certain fungi, esp Polyphorus officinalis (or Boletus laricis), formerly used in medicine
[C16: via Latin agaricum, from Greek agarikon, perhaps named after Agaria, a town in Sarmatia]
> agaricaceous (əˌɡærɪˈkeɪʃəs
) adjective
