agaricus

[ uh-gar-i-kuh s ]

/ əˈgær ɪ kəs /

any mushroom of the genus Agaricus, comprising the meadow mushrooms and a commercially grown species, A. brunnescens.

Origin of agaricus

< New Latin. See agaric

The common mushroom (Agaricus campestris) is the best known esculent, whether in its uncultivated or in a cultivated state.

Fungi: Their Nature and Uses |Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
They are, however, all phanerogamous except the mushroom (Agaricus campestris).

Origin of Cultivated Plants |Alphonse De Candolle
At the present time only two species, Agaricus campester and Agaricus arvensis, are cultivated in America.

Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous |Thomas Taylor
Dr. Bull has been very successful in developing the Sclerotium of Agaricus cirrhatus.

Fungi: Their Nature and Uses |Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

It would not be highly esteemed where other and better species can be had, but it is generally preferred to Agaricus melleus, Fr.

Fungi: Their Nature and Uses |Mordecai Cubitt Cooke