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agaric

Syllabification: (ag·a·ric)

Pronunciation: /ˈagərik, əˈgar-/

Definition of agaric

noun

a fungus with a fruiting body that resembles the ordinary mushroom, having a convex or flattened cap with gills on the underside.
- Order Agaricales, class Basidiomycetes, 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'