An old name for several species of Polyporus, corky fungi growing on decaying wood
a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses
Any of various fungi of the genera Agaricus, Fomes, or related genera, having umbrella-like caps with numerous gills beneath
A fungus of the genus Agaricus, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example
Any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including the familiar commercially grown mushroom. Agarics have spore-bearing cells (basidia) located on thin sheets called gills. Best known of the agarics is the genus Agaricus (Psalliota), which includes some 60 species, the most prominent being the edible meadow, or field, mushroom, A. campestris, and the common cultivated mushroom, A. bisporus