phallotoxin

American

[fal-uh-tok-sin] / ˌfæl əˈtɒk sɪn /

noun

Mycology.

any of a group of potent mycotoxins produced by certain mushroom species of the genus Amanita.

1965–70; < New Latin ( Amanita ) phallo ( ides ) one such species ( see phallus, -oid) + toxin

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