amanita

[ am-uh-nahy-tuh, -nee- ]

/ ˌæm əˈnaɪ tə, -ˈni- /

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noun

any agaricaceous fungus of the genus Amanita, comprised chiefly of poisonous species.

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Origin of amanita

1821; <New Latin <Greek amānîtai (plural) kind of fungi

Words nearby amanita

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How to use amanita in a sentence

Many spots in the copse are brilliant with large groups of the scarlet-capped Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria).
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll
He chose the lemon-yellow amanita, which has as bad a reputation as the mottled variety, and ate it at supper.
The Life of the Fly|J. Henri Fabre
In short, whether it be to us a delicious dish or a deadly poison, no amanita is accepted by the grubs.
The Life of the Fly|J. Henri Fabre
I have sometimes employed the mottled amanita, so ill famed in the books, without disastrous result.
The Life of the Fly|J. Henri Fabre

Ford claims to have obtained proof that a glucoside contained in the poisonous mushroom Amanita phalloides can act as an antigen.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb

British Dictionary definitions for amanita

amanita

/ (ˌæməˈnaɪtə) /

noun

any of various saprotrophic agaricaceous fungi constituting the genus Amanita, having white gills and a broken membranous ring (volva) around the stalk. The genus includes several highly poisonous species, such as death cap, destroying angel, and fly agaric

Word Origin for amanita

C19: from Greek amanitai (plural) a variety of fungus

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Medical definitions for amanita

Amanita

[ ăm′ə-nī′tə, -nē′- ]

A genus of mushrooms with many highly poisonous species.