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death cap

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death cap  
n.  See death cup.
death cup  
n.  A poisonous, usually white mushroom (Amanita phalloides) having a prominent cup-shaped base. Also called death angel, death cap.
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Main Entry: death cap
Function: noun
: a very poisonous mushroom of the genus Amanita (A. phalloides) of deciduous woods of No. America and Europe thatvaries in color from pure white to olive or yellow and has a prominent volva at the base called also death cup; —see THIOCTIC ACID
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