 2 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
agaric
noun
1: fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses [syn: {Fomes
igniarius}]
2: a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an
umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Agaric \Ag"a*ric\ (?; 277), noun [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.
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