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Meaning of AMANITA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions
 

AMANITA is a 7 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: genus Amanita
 
 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
 
 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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