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Definition of Agaricus campestris

1. Noun. Common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil; the cultivated mushroom of commerce.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Agaricus Campestris

Literary usage of Agaricus campestris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Studien zur Entwicklungsgeschichte des japanischen Riesensalamanders by Charles Stuart Gager, Daniel Lange (1916)
"Agaricus campestris (MEADOW-MUSHROOM) 1 A. Classification: Division I. ... been prepared with special reference to the meadow mushroom (Agaricus campestris ..."

2. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1902)
"On reaching the spot he found that the crows had been feeding on , Agaricus campestris which was growing there in abundance. The evidence was unmistakable. ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1915)
"—This extensive peeling, or ripping upward of the annulus from the lower part of the stem in Agaricus campestris is the cause of the more extensive, ie, ..."

4. An Introduction to Structural Botany by Dukinfield Henry Scott (1904)
"TYPE XXIII THE MUSHROOM (Agaricus campestris) The Mushroom, which to most people is the best known of all Fungi, represents a group of great extent, ..."

5. British Fungus-flora: A Classified Textbook of Mycology by George Massee (1892)
"... the common edible mushroom (Agaricus campestris), the vegetative portion or mycelium is buried in the ground, the whole of the above-ground structure ..."

6. Journal of Mycology by William Ashbrook Kellerman, Job Bicknell Ellis, Benjamin Matlack Everhart, United States Dept. of Agriculture. Section of Vegetable Pathology (1905)
"It bears a strong resemblance to Agaricus campestris, the common Eatable ... The Agaricus campestris is more rare and both are used indiscriminately. ..."

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