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Polyporus igniarius
(gcide) | Touchwood \Touch"wood`\, n. [Probably for tachwood; OE. tache
tinder (of uncertain origin) + wood.]
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1. Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk.
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2. Dried fungi used as tinder; especially, the {Polyporus
igniarius}.
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Polyporus igniarius
(gcide) | Agaric \Ag"a*ric\ (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. ?, said to be
fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.]
1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus Agaricus, of many species,
of which the common mushroom is an example.
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2. An old name for several species of Polyporus, corky
fungi growing on decaying wood.
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Note: The "female agaric" (Polyporus officinalis) was
renowned as a cathartic; the "male agaric" ({Polyporus
igniarius}) is used for preparing touchwood, called
punk or German tinder.
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Agaric mineral, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of
lime, sometimes called rock milk, formed in caverns or
fissures of limestone.
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