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Agaricales

Agaricales

9.9
A group of mushrooms that have gills under their caps
  • noun
  • /ˌæɡəˈrɪkəliz/
  • Specialized
: Agaricales
  • Many edible mushrooms, such as the button mushroom, belong to the Agaricales.

Examples

  • The Agaricales order contains both poisonous and edible species.

  • Scientists are studying the biodiversity of Agaricales in temperate forests.

  • The Agaricales order includes many edible mushrooms.

  • Did you know that Agaricales are common in forests?

  • Many edible mushrooms, such as the button mushroom, belong to the Agaricales.

  • Scientists are studying the biodiversity of Agaricales in temperate forests.

  • The Agaricales order contains both poisonous and edible species.

Surface Forms

Agaricales singular
Agaricales plural

Morphology

Agaricales = agaric (opaque) = agaric + ales

The formation from 'agaric' + the taxonomic suffix '-ales' is regular, but '-ales' is a specialized scientific marker meaning 'order' which many learners will not know.

Etymology

Agaricales comes from the name Agaricus, which means 'mushroom', plus the ending -ales, meaning 'group' or 'order'. So Agaricales is the group of agaric or gilled mushrooms, which is why it includes familiar mushrooms like the button mushroom.