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Amanita

Amanita Meaning & Definition
Amanita Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Amanita?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Amanita: genus Amanita

Related Terms | Find terms related to 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

Amanita In Webster's Dictionary

\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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