Main Entry: aga·ric

Pronunciation: \ˈag-ə-rik, ə-ˈgar-ik\

Function: noun

1 : the dried fruit body of a mushroom (Fomes officinalis synonym Polyporus officinalis) formerly used in the treatment of excessive perspiration (as in the night sweats of tuberculosis)—called also larch agaric
2 : a fungus of the family Agaricaceae and especially of the genus Agaricus