Meaning of AMANITA
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| | Definition: | | [n] genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Amanita |
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| | See Also: | | Agaricaceae, Amanita caesarea, Amanita mappa, Amanita muscaria, Amanita phalloides, Amanita rubescens, Amanita verna, blusher, blushing mushroom, Caesar's agaric, death angel, death cap, death cup, destroying angel, false deathcap, family Agaricaceae, fly agaric, fungus genus, royal agaric, slime mushroom | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Am`a*ni"ta\, n. [NL. See {Amanitine}.] (Bot.)
A genus of poisonous fungi of the family {Agaricace[ae]},
characterized by having a volva, an annulus, and white
spores. The species resemble edible mushrooms, and are
frequently mistaken for them. {Amanita muscaria}, syn.
{Agaricus muscarius}, is the fly amanita, or fly agaric; and
{A. phalloides} is the death cup.
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