phalloidin

British

/ fəˈlɔɪdɪn /

noun

a peptide toxin, responsible for the toxicity of the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides

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Etymology

Origin of phalloidin

C20: New Latin, from _phallus + _-oid + _-in

Example Sentences

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Or� affirmed that the phalloidin of the Amanita phalloides was very nearly related to, and perhaps identical with, strychnine.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas

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