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am⋅a⋅ni⋅ta

[am-uh-nahy-tuh, -nee-]
–noun
any agaricaceous fungus of the genus Amanita, comprised chiefly of poisonous species.

Origin:
1821; < NL < Gk amānîtai (pl.) kind of fungi
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am·a·ni·ta   (ām'ə-nī'tə, -nē'-)   
n.  Any of various mushrooms in the genus Amanita, many of which are extremely poisonous.

[New Latin Amānīta, genus name, from Greek amānītai, a fungus.]
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Main Entry: am·a·ni·ta
Pronunciation: "am-&-'nIt-&, -'nEt-
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of widelydistributed white-spored basidiomycetous fungi (family Amanitaceae) that includes some deadly poisonous forms (as the death cap)
2 : a fungus of the genus Amanita
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Amanita Am·a·ni·ta (ām'ə-nī'tə, -nē'-)
n.
A genus of mushrooms with many highly poisonous species.

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