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ag⋅a⋅ric

  [ag-uh-rik, uh-gar-ik]
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–noun
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
Origin:
1525–35; < NL Agaricus genus name < Gk agarikós (adj.) pertaining to Agaría, a town in Sarmatis; neut. agarikón used as n., name of some fungi
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ag·a·ric   (āg'ər-ĭk, ə-gār'ĭk)   
n.  
  1. Any of various mushrooms of the genera Agaricus, Fomes, or related genera, having large umbrellalike caps with numerous gills beneath.
  2. The dried fruiting body of certain fungal species in the genus Fomes, formerly used in medicine, especially to inhibit the production of sweat.

[Middle English agarik, a kind of fungus, from Latin agaricum, from Greek agarikon, from Agariā, a town in Sarmatia.]
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Agaric

Ag"a*ric\ (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. ?, said to be fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.]

1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus Agaricus, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example.

2. An old name for several species of Polyporus, corky fungi growing on decaying wood.

Note: 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.

Agaric mineral, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of lime, sometimes called rock milk, formed in caverns or fissures of limestone.
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Main Entry: aga·ric
Pronunciation: 'ag-&-rik, &-'gar-ik
Function: noun
1 : the dried fruit body of a mushroom (Fomesofficinalis syn. Polyporus officinalis) formerly used in the treatment of excessive perspiration (as in the night sweats of tuberculosis) called also larch agaric
2 : a fungus of the family Agaricaceae and especially of the genus Agaricus
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agaric ag·a·ric (āg'ər-ĭk, ə-gār'ĭk)
n.

  1. Any of various mushrooms of the genera Agaricus, Fomes, or related genera, having large umbrellalike caps with numerous gills beneath.
  2. The dried fruiting body of certain fungi of the genus Fomes, formerly used to inhibit the production of sweat.

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