amanita

Noun

Meaning

genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

agaric toadstool fly agaric genus Amanita grebe blusher mushroom fungus magic mushroom death cap dabchick destroying angel grisette Amanita muscaria Amanita phalloides
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Hypernyms

fungus genus

Hyponyms

slime mushroom

Phrases with the word

amanita muscaria var. guessowii amanita muscaria var. regalis amanita pantherina amanita muscaria var. persicina amanita gemmata amanita muscaria var. formosa

Examples

On the moon we have everything. Lettuce, and pumpkin pie and Amanita phalloides. We have cat-furred plants and horses dancing with their wings. All the locks are solid and tight, and there are no ghosts. Shirley Jackson

Amanita caesarea can be distinguished by its entirely orange to red cap which lacks the numerous white warty spots of the fly agaric. Source: Internet

Amanita section Amanita includes the species which have very patchy universal veil remnants, including a volva that is reduced to a series of concentric rings and the veil remnants on the cap to a series of patches or warts. Source: Internet

Amanita subgenus Amanita includes all Amanita with inamyloid spores. Source: Internet

Amanita muscaria and related species are known as effective bioaccumulators of vanadium ; some species concentrate vanadium to levels of up to 400 times those typically found in plants. Source: Internet

An active dose in adults is approximately 6 mg muscimol or 30 to 60 mg ibotenic acid; citation citation this is typically about the amount found in one cap of Amanita muscaria. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Amangu Amanik amaninamide Amanita caesarea amanita gemmata Amanita mappa