agaric
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
Origin of agaric
1Words Nearby agaric
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How to use agaric in a sentence
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.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher | AnonymousTake spicierum hier, a scruple each of rhubarb, agaric lozenges, and make into pills with iris juice.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher | AnonymousHe carefully observed the habits of one, which lived under the covering of a mushroom, the Oak agaric (Agaricus quercinus).
The Insect World | Louis FiguierMany spots in the copse are brilliant with large groups of the scarlet-capped Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria).
Wood and Garden | Gertrude Jekyll
British Dictionary definitions for agaric
/ (ˈæɡərɪk, əˈɡærɪk) /
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
the dried spore-producing bodies of certain fungi, esp Polyphorus officinalis (or Boletus laricis), formerly used in medicine
Origin of agaric
1Derived forms of agaric
- agaricaceous (əˌɡærɪˈkeɪʃəs), adjective
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