fly agaric

noun

1. a very poisonous common woodland mushroom, Amanita muscaria, having a glossy red or orange cap with white spots, formerly a fly poison.

fly agaric

noun

1. a saprotrophic agaricaceous woodland fungus, Amanita muscaria , having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills: poisonous but rarely fatal See also amanita

Word History and Origins

Origin of fly agaric¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Word History and Origins

Origin of fly agaric¹

so named from its use as a poison on flypaper