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Amanita
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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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