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phallotoxin

[ fal-uh-tok-sin ]

noun

, Mycology.
  1. any of a group of potent mycotoxins produced by certain mushroom species of the genus Amanita.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of phallotoxin1

1965–70; < New Latin ( Amanita ) phallo ( ides ) one such species ( phallus, -oid ) + toxin

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