agaric

noun

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Forms

  • singular : agaric
  • plural : agarics

Senses

  • the dried fruiting body of a fungus (Laricifomes officinalis synonym Agaricum officinale) formerly used in medicine
  • any of a family (Agaricaceae) of fungi with the sporophore usually resembling an umbrella and with numerous gills on the underside of the cap