noun🔗ShareAny of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath."After the rain, several white agarics sprouted in the backyard, their caps like tiny umbrellas. "organismplantbiologynaturefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA dried fruiting body of a fungus formerly used in medicine (now Fomitopsis officinalis, formerly Fomes officinalis, Polyporus officinalis)."The old herbalist used agaric in a tea to treat his cough. "medicineplantbiologysubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading