agaric
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- noun
- /əˈɡɛrɪk/
- Specialized
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agarico
- Some have suggested that this battle-furor was induced by ingestion of a hallucinogenic beverage, specifically the fly-agaric mushroom, Amanita muscaria.
- fly agaric
- agaric, Amanita muscaria
- agaric, Amanita
Examples
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The fly agaric in Siberia was eaten by the reindeer.
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Fly agaric.
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You've mentioned fly agaric which is like that one really.
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The fly agaric...
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And so the reindeer would eat this fly agaric and they'd bounce around.
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I leave behind neither wood blewits nor maned agarics; blushers, too, fit the bill.
Fiction book (1996) -
As Narad mentioned, reindeer are very keen on fly agaric mushrooms (I could digress into a discussion of urine-drinking, soma, and the popularity of urinopathy in India).
Blog text (13) -
The fly agaric, with its bright red cap and white spots, is commonly found in northern forests.
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Many people are familiar with the iconic image of the agaric mushroom in fairy tales and children's stories.
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In traditional practices, the agaric mushroom has been used in rituals among indigenous Siberian cultures.
Compounds
A poisonous mushroom with a bright red cap covered in white dots that grows in forests
Surface Forms
Etymology
Agaric comes from the Greek agarikon, meaning 'tree-fungus'. People once used these spongy tree fungi as tinder and medicine, so the name now refers to the cap-and-gill mushrooms we call agaric.