Skip to content
Vinony

fly agaric

noun

  1. a medium to large poisonous amanita mushroom (Amanita muscaria) with a usually bright red cap
L1391178 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: The name is given because it was used as insecticide in England, similarly to many other European countries, compare e.g. Swedish flugsvamp and Russian мухомо́р (muxomór).

  1. A poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, with a large crimson cap, fading to yellow, scattered with white flecks.