agaricus

[uh-gar-i-kuhs]

a·gar·i·cus

[uh-gar-i-kuhs]
noun, plural a·gar·i·cus·es.
any mushroom of the genus Agaricus, comprising the meadow mushrooms and a commercially grown species, A. brunnescens.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin. See agaric
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Agaricus is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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agaricus

noun
type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species 
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