agaric

 
Pronunciation: /ˈag(ə)rɪk, əˈgɑːrɪk/

noun

  • a fungus with a fruiting body that resembles a mushroom, having a convex or flattened cap with gills on the underside.
    • Order Agaricales, class Hymenomycetes, in particular the mushroom family Agaricaceae

Origin:

late Middle English (originally denoting various bracket fungi with medicinal or other uses): from Latin agaricum, from Greek agarikon 'tree fungus'