Amanita phalloides

Noun

Meaning

extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

death angel death cap destroying angel death cup

Hypernyms

agaric

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

The industrial toxin carbon tetrachloride and the wild mushroom Amanita phalloides are other known hepatotoxins. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

amanita muscaria var. persicina amanita muscaria var. regalis amanita pantherina Amanita rubescens Amanita verna amanitaceous