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toadstool

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊdˌstuːl/ / /ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English tode-stole, tadstol, taddestol, equivalent to toad + stool. Compare dialectal English frogstool (“toadstool”), Saterland Frisian Poagestoul (“mushroom”, literally “frog's stool”), Dutch paddenstoel.

  1. Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.