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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Agaric (0.00984 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Agaric.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: agaric agaric n 1: fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses [syn: Fomes igniarius ] 2: a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
English → English (gcide) Definition: Agaric Agaric \Ag"a*ric\ (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. ?, said to be fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.] 1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus Agaricus, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example. [1913 Webster] 2. An old name for several species of Polyporus, corky fungi growing on decaying wood. [1913 Webster] Note: The “female agaric” (Polyporus officinalis) was renowned as a cathartic; the “male agaric” (Polyporus igniarius) is used for preparing touchwood, called punk or German tinder. [1913 Webster] Agaric mineral, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of lime, sometimes called rock milk, formed in caverns or fissures of limestone. [1913 Webster]

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