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

Example Sentences

Many spots in the copse are brilliant with large groups of the scarlet-capped Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria).

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To this group the poisonous but splendid fly-agaric (Agaricus muscarius) belongs.

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This is the Agaricus muscarius, or Fly Agaric, which is sometimes used as a fly poison.

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Now, who will be the first to find the bright scarlet fly agaric?

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I do think I espy about twenty yards ahead the fly agaric (Amanita muscaria).

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