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Meaning of agaricoid in English:

agaricoid

Pronunciation /əˈɡarɪkɔɪd/

adjective

Mycology

  • Relating to or characteristic of an agaric. Also: belonging to the genus Agaricus or (more widely) the order Agaricales of gilled mushrooms.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Kaye Greville (1794–1866), botanist. From agaric + -oid.