phallotoxin

 [fal-uh-tok-sin]  

phal·lo·tox·in

   [fal-uh-tok-sin]
noun Mycology.
any of a group of potent mycotoxins produced by certain mushroom species of the genus Amanita.
Origin:
1965–70; < Neo-Latin (Amanita) phallo(ides) one such species (see phallus, -oid) + toxin
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