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Toadstool
Toad"stool`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus Agaricus. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : toadstool
Spanish:
hongo venenoso,
German:
der Giftpilz,
Japanese:
毒きのこ
toadstool
1398, apparently a fanciful name from M.E. tadde "toad" + stole "stool." Toads themselves were regarded as very poisonous, and this word is popularly restricted to inedible or poisonous fungi, as opposed to mushrooms (e.g. toad-cheese, a poisonous fungi).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: toad·stool
Pronunciation: -"stül
Function: noun
: a fungus having an umbrella-shaped pileus :
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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toadstool
any of various inedible or poisonous species of mushrooms (kingdom Fungi). See mushroom.
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