Meaning
Any of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-der. Ancient Greek Ἁγαρία (Hagaría) Ancient Greek ἀγαρικόν (agarikón)der. Latin agaricumlbor. English agaric From Latin agaricum, from Ancient Greek ἀγαρικόν (agarikón, “a tree fungus (Phellinus pomaceus”)), from the country of Agaria, in Sarmatia.
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