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Definition of Agaricus
1. Noun. Type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species.
Exact synonyms: Genus Agaricus
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Agaricaceae, Family Agaricaceae
Member holonyms: Agaricus Arvensis, Horse Mushroom, Agaricus Campestris, Field Mushroom, Meadow Mushroom
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Agaricaceae, Family Agaricaceae
Member holonyms: Agaricus Arvensis, Horse Mushroom, Agaricus Campestris, Field Mushroom, Meadow Mushroom
Medical Definition of Agaricus
1. A basidiomycetous fungal genus of the family agaricaceae, order agaricales, which includes the field mushroom (a. Campestris) and the commercial mushroom (a. Bisporus). (12 Dec 1998)