amanita

am·a·ni·ta  (m-nt, -n-)

n.

Any of various mushrooms in the genus Amanita, many of which are extremely poisonous.

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[New Latin Amnta, genus name, from Greek amntai, a fungus.]

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amanita [ˌæməˈnaɪtə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various saprotrophic agaricaceous fungi constituting the genus Amanita, having white gills and a broken membranous ring (volva) around the stalk. The genus includes several highly poisonous species, such as death cap, destroying angel, and fly agaric

[from Greek amanitai (plural) a variety of fungus]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Amanita - genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions genus Amanita fungus genus - includes lichen genera Agaricaceae, family Agaricaceae - large family including many familiar mushrooms Amanita caesarea, Caesar's agaric, royal agaric - widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly agaric Amanita mappa, false deathcap - agaric often confused with the death cup Amanita muscaria, fly agaric - poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills Amanita phalloides, death angel, death cap, death cup, destroying angel - extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills Amanita rubescens, blusher, blushing mushroom - yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched Amanita verna, destroying angel - fungus similar to Amanita phalloides slime mushroom - a mushroom of the genus Amanita

Translations

amanita [ˌæməˈnaɪtə] N → amanita f