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Definition of: agaric
(ag′ə·rik. ə·gar′ik) noun
1. Any of the various fungi (order Agaricales) bearing an umbrellalike fruiting body with gills on the underside, including the common edible mushroom Agaricus campestris.
2. The dried fruiting body of various fungi, used as touchwood, in medicine, etc. [<L agaricum <Gk. agarikon, named after Agaria, in Sarmatia]
—a·gar·i·ca·ceous (ə·gar′i·kā′shəs) adjective
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