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agaric

[ ag-uh-rik, uh-gar-ik ]

noun

  1. any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.


agaric

/ əˈɡærɪk; əˌɡærɪˈkeɪʃəs; ˈæɡərɪk /

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


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Derived Forms

  • agaricaceous, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of agaric1

1525–35; < New Latin Agaricus genus name < Greek agarikós (adj.) pertaining to Agaría, a town in Sarmatis; neuter agarikón used as noun, name of some fungi

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Word History and Origins

Origin of agaric1

C16: via Latin agaricum, from Greek agarikon, perhaps named after Agaria, a town in Sarmatia

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Example Sentences

From the infusion of white agaric (Polyporus officinalis) prepared with cold water.

Galen, from his own experience, recommends powdered agaric, of which he frequently gave one scruple in white wine.

Take spicierum hier, a scruple each of rhubarb, agaric lozenges, and make into pills with iris juice.

He carefully observed the habits of one, which lived under the covering of a mushroom, the Oak agaric (Agaricus quercinus).

Many spots in the copse are brilliant with large groups of the scarlet-capped Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria).

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