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   Agaric , n. [L. agaricum, Gr. , said to be fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.]
   (Bot.) A fungus of the genus Agaricus, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example.
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   An old name for several species of Polyporus, corky fungi growing on decaying wood.
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   ☞ 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.
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   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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