Amanita muscaria

Definitions of Amanita muscaria
  1. noun
    poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills
    synonyms: fly agaric
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    agaric
    a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
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