Definitions for "Agaricus"
type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species
Agaricus is a large and important genus of mushrooms containing both edible and poisonous species, with possibly over 300 members worldwideBas C (1991). A short introduction to the ecology, taxonomy and nomenclature of the genus Agaricus, 21-24. In L.J.L.D.