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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Agaric \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: agaric n 1: fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses [syn: {Fomes igniarius}] 2: a saprophytic fungus of the order Agricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
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