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Etymology of agaric

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 fu

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noun

Any of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath. · A dried fruiting body of a fungus formerly used in medicine (now Laricifomes officinalis, formerly Fomitopsis officinalis, Fomes officinalis, Polyporus officinalis).

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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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