agaric

English

Phellinus tuberculosus

Agaricus sylvaticus

Alternative forms

agarick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin agaricum, from Ancient Greek ἀγαρικόν (agarikón, “a tree fungus, Phellinus pomaceus”)), from the country of Agaria, in Sarmatia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæɡəɹɪk/, /əˈɡɑːɹɪk/

Noun

agaric (plural agarics)

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 Fomitopsis officinalis, formerly Fomes officinalis, Polyporus officinalis)

Derived terms

fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)

Translations

any fungus having a cap with gills

Czech: lupenatá houba
Finnish: helttasieni
Irish: agairg f
Old Irish: agairc

Portuguese: agárico m

Further reading

agaric on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Agaricales on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Agaricales on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Fomitopsis officinalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

Arciga, Garcia, Garica

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ɡa.ʁik/

Noun

agaric m (plural agarics)

agaric

Synonyms

psalliote

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