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fly agaric
noun
- a very poisonous common woodland mushroom, Amanita muscaria, having a glossy red or orange cap with white spots, formerly a fly poison.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fly agaric1
First recorded in 1780–90
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fly agaric1
so named from its use as a poison on flypaper
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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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