Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Agaricaceae — three hundred species ofmushrooms .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Some online research revealed that decaying wood can phosphoresce due to the presence of a fungus known as Agaricus melleus.
Where is All Your Knowledge Gone To? scottedelman 2008
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The cultivated mushroom, known as Agaricus campestris, may be distinguished from other poisonous kinds of fungi by its having pink or flesh-coloured gills, or under-side, and by its invariably having an agreeable smell, which the toadstool has not.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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The cultivated mushroom, known as Agaricus campestris, may be distinguished from other poisonous kinds of fungi by its having pink or flesh-coloured gills, or under-side, and by its invariably having an agreeable smell, which the toadstool has not.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Just so they won't feel left out, here are the other fungi mentioned by Riggs that are quite suitable for his invention: Ascomycete mycelia; Bjerkandera sordidicola sp BOS55; Pycnoporus cinnabarinus; Stachybotrys; Inonotius dryophilus; Perenniporia medulla-panis; Ganoderma oregonense; Trametes versicolor; Phellinus badius; Agaricus bisporus; Pieurotus ostreatus; Lentinula edodes; and Phanerochaete Chrysosporium.
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Just so they won't feel left out, here are the other fungi mentioned by Riggs that are quite suitable for his invention: Ascomycete mycelia; Bjerkandera sordidicola sp BOS55; Pycnoporus cinnabarinus; Stachybotrys; Inonotius dryophilus; Perenniporia medulla-panis; Ganoderma oregonense; Trametes versicolor; Phellinus badius; Agaricus bisporus; Pieurotus ostreatus; Lentinula edodes; and Phanerochaete Chrysosporium.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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Last year a friend of mine who isn't really into mushrooms gave me a box of large, wild, field mushrooms Agaricus spp. which had a very strong mushroom odour.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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Last year a friend of mine who isn't really into mushrooms gave me a box of large, wild, field mushrooms Agaricus spp. which had a very strong mushroom odour.
At My Table 2007
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He said there were some field mushrooms Agaricus spp. in the area where we had just picked.
Archive 2006-05-01 2006
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He said there were some field mushrooms Agaricus spp. in the area where we had just picked.
At My Table 2006
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Agaricus bisporus, has only "Cultivated Mushroom; Button Mushroom", which is interesting since this book is from 1979.
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