Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Agar·i·ca·ce·ae Pronunciation:
&-"gar-&-'kA-sE-"E Function:
noun plural : a large family of fungi (orderAgaricales) that contains the genera
Agaricus and
Amanita and includes many familiar mushrooms with the sporophore usually consisting of a central stalk and a cap like an umbrella on thelower surface of which are numerous lamellae bearing the hymenium
