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A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus Agaricus. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter.

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  1. n. A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus Agaricus. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter.
  2. n. common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)
  3. A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus Agaricus. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter.
  4. A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genusAgaricus. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decayingorganic matter.
  5. n:100 n. common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)