agaric
Any of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies…Any of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath.
» Everyone knows what a fly agaric looks like.
Все знают, как выглядит мухомор.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath.
a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
A dried fruiting body of a fungus formerly used in medicine (now Laricifomes officinalis, formerly Fomitopsis officinalis, Fomes officinalis, Polyporus officinalis).
Examples
3 sentencesEveryone knows what a fly agaric looks like.
ruВсе знают, как выглядит мухомор.
Everyone knows what a fly agaric mushroom looks like.
ruВсе знают, как выглядит мухомор.
Actually, it's a fly agaric.
ruВообще-то, это мухомор.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Latin agaricum, from Ancient Greek ἀγαρικόν (agarikón, “a tree fungus (Phellinus pomaFrom Latin agaricum, from Ancient Greek ἀγαρικόν (agarikón, “a tree fungus (Phellinus pomaceus”)), from the country of Agaria, in Sarmatia.
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Forms
plural: agaricsSynonyms
1 synonyms- fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses:Fomes igniarius