TOADSTOOL


Meaning of TOADSTOOL in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: Middle English tadestool, todestool, from tade, tode toad + stool

1. : a fungus having an umbrella-shaped pileus

2. : a fleshy fungus that is poisonous or inedible as distinguished from an edible mushroom ; broadly : a fleshy fungus with a conspicuous fruiting body usually as distinguished from those (as bracket fungi or molds) with woody or inconspicuous fruiting structures

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