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amanita
[ am-uh-nahy-tuh, -nee- ]
noun
- any agaricaceous fungus of the genus Amanita, comprised chiefly of poisonous species.
amanita
/ ˌæməˈnaɪtə /
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amanita1
1821; < New Latin < Greek amānîtai (plural) kind of fungi
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amanita1
C19: from Greek amanitai (plural) a variety of fungus
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Example Sentences
Many spots in the copse are brilliant with large groups of the scarlet-capped Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria).
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He chose the lemon-yellow amanita, which has as bad a reputation as the mottled variety, and ate it at supper.
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In short, whether it be to us a delicious dish or a deadly poison, no amanita is accepted by the grubs.
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I have sometimes employed the mottled amanita, so ill famed in the books, without disastrous result.
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Ford claims to have obtained proof that a glucoside contained in the poisonous mushroom Amanita phalloides can act as an antigen.
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