Definitions for: Agaric


[n]
[n] fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses



Webster (1913) Definition: Ag"a*ric (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. ?, said to be
fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.]
1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus Agaricus, of many species,
of which the common mushroom is an example.

2. An old name for several species of Polyporus, corky
fungi growing on decaying wood.

Note: The ``female agaric'' (Polyporus officinalis) was
renowned as a cathartic; the ``male agaric''
(Polyporus igniarius) is used for preparing
touchwood, called punk or German tinder.

Agaric mineral, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of
lime, sometimes called rock milk, formed in caverns or
fissures of limestone.

Synonyms: Fomes igniarius

See Also: Agaricales, Agaricus arvensis, Agaricus campestris, Amanita caesarea, Amanita mappa, Amanita muscaria, Amanita phalloides, Amanita rubescens, Amanita verna, basidiomycete, basidiomycetous fungi, blewits, blusher, blushing mushroom, Caesar's agaric, Cantharellus cibarius, Cantharellus cinnabarinus, Cantharellus clavatus, Cantharellus floccosus, chantarelle, chanterelle, Chinese mushroom, Chlorophyllum molybdites, cinnabar chanterelle, Clitocybe clavipes, Clitocybe nuda, Coprinus atramentarius, Coprinus comatus, death angel, death cap, death cup, deer mushroom, destroying angel, Entoloma aprile, Entoloma lividum, Entoloma sinuatum, fairy-ring mushroom, false deathcap, field mushroom, floccose chanterelle, fly agaric, Fomes, fungus, genus Fomes, golden pholiota, horse mushroom, inky cap, inky-cap mushroom, jack-a-lantern, jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern fungus, Lactarius delicioso, lepiota, Lepiota procera, man-on-a-horse, Marasmius oreades, meadow mushroom, milkcap, mushroom, nameko, olive-tree agaric, Omphalotus illudens, order Agaricales, oyster agaric, oyster fungus, oyster mushroom, parasol mushroom, Pholiota astragalina, Pholiota aurea, Pholiota destruens, Pholiota flammans, Pholiota flavida, Pholiota nameko, Pholiota squarrosa, Pholiota squarrosa-adiposa, Pholiota squarrosoides, pig's ears, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus phosphoreus, Pluteus aurantiorugosus, Pluteus cervinus, Pluteus magnus, royal agaric, sandy mushroom, scaly pholiota, shaggycap, shaggymane, shaggymane mushroom, straw mushroom, Stropharia ambigua, Stropharia hornemannii, Stropharia rugoso-annulata, swadust mushroom, toadstool, Tricholoma aurantium, Tricholoma flavovirens, Tricholoma pardinum, Tricholoma pessundatum, Tricholoma populinum, Tricholoma sejunctum, Tricholoma vaccinum, Tricholoma venenata, viscid mushroom, Volvariella bombycina, Volvariella volvacea

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