agaric
Phellinus tuberculosus
Meaning
Noun
- Any of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath.
- A dried fruiting body of a fungus formerly used in medicine (now Laricifomes officinalis (species), formerly Fomitopsis officinalis (species), Fomes officinalis (species), Polyporus officinalis (species)).
Related
Narrower meaning words
- deadly agaric (Amanita phalloides)
- fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
- ivory agaric (Hygrophorus eburneus (species))
- horsetail agaric (Coprinus comatus (species))
- maned agaric (Coprinus comatus (species))
- royal agaric (Amanita caesarea (species))
Origin
- ), from the country of Agaria, in Sarmatia.
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