destroying angel
any of several deadly poisonous mushrooms of the genus Amanita, having a white cap and stem, white spores, and a conspicuous volva at the base of the stem.
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Dissension, that destroying angel of great enterprises, was busy in the Christian camp.
The History of Chivalry | G. P. R. JamesOne sprang up in the footsteps of that destroying angel, Dynamite.
Riverby | John BurroughsUpon this face thy name is inscribed in the convulsions of death, and will be registered by the destroying angel!
Love and Intrigue | Friedrich SchillerBeware of selfish purpose, revenge, hate; these are the destroying angel, sure to return to you.
Supreme Personality | Delmer Eugene CroftBut now they had a part to act or they would suffer with the Egyptians when the destroying angel should pass through the land.
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British Dictionary definitions for destroying angel
a white slender very poisonous basidiomycetous toadstool, Amanita virosa, having a pronounced volva, frilled, shaggy stalk, and sickly smell
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