toadstool
noun
any of various mushrooms having a stalk with an umbrellalike cap, especially the agarics.
toadstools
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pluralof toadstool.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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From fairytale toadstools to fungi that look like birds' nests, experts say some of Britain's most unusual mushrooms are beginning to emerge as autumn arrives.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Stories multiply like toadstools in forest loam in the fiction of Thomas Pynchon, America’s most devout skeptic of the narrative urge, yet also one of its greatest exponents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
It doesn’t take long for the bigger cabbages to look like bolted toadstools on steroids.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2023
Mycelium, like yeast, molds and toadstools, are neither animals nor plants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
She had one rule to keep us safe from toadstools and such: “If it tastes good, it’s bad for you,” she said.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
