English
agaricin
From agaric + -in.
Formed from agaric + -in
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Ancient Greek Ἁγαρία
Ancient Greek ἀγαρικόν ‘a tree fungus (Phellinus pomaceus’
Latin agaricum ‘larch fungus, tinder fungus’
English agaric
Today it means
noun An organic tricarboxylic acid (fatty acid) found in fungi.
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Etymograph / agaricin