amanita

[ am-uh-nahy-tuh, -nee- ]

/ ˌæm əˈnaɪ tə, -ˈni- /

noun

any agaricaceous fungus of the genus Amanita, comprised chiefly of poisonous species.

Origin of amanita

1821; <New Latin <Greek amānîtai (plural) kind of fungi

Words nearby amanita

Amana Church Society, Amanda, amandine, amandla, A man is known by the company he keeps, amanita, Amanita muscaria, Amanita phalloides, Amanite, A man's home is his castle, a man's reach should exceed his grasp

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Example sentences from the Web for amanita

Beneath trees and hedgerows the ripe mosses gleamed, and coral and amber fungi, with amanita and other hooded folk.
Children of the Mist|Eden Phillpotts
The volva is a feature of great importance in the study of the Agaricini, of the subgenera Amanita, Volvaria, etc.
Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous|Thomas Taylor
I do think I espy about twenty yards ahead the fly agaric (Amanita muscaria).
Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children|W. Houghton
The distinction between this most poisonous Amanita and the common field mushroom is well marked.
Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous|Thomas Taylor

Attempts to immunize small animals with Amanita toxin succeed only to a limited degree.
Food Poisoning|Edwin Oakes Jordan

British Dictionary definitions for amanita

amanita

/ (ˌæməˈnaɪtə) /

noun

any of various saprotrophic agaricaceous fungi constituting the genus Amanita, having white gills and a broken membranous ring (volva) around the stalk. The genus includes several highly poisonous species, such as death cap, destroying angel, and fly agaric

Word Origin for amanita

C19: from Greek amanitai (plural) a variety of fungus

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Medical definitions for amanita

Amanita

[ ăm′ə-nī′tə, -nē′- ]

n.

A genus of mushrooms with many highly poisonous species.

单词	amanita
释义	amanita [ am-uh-nahy-tuh, -nee- ] / ˌæm əˈnaɪ tə, -ˈni- / noun any agaricaceous fungus of the genus Amanita, comprised chiefly of poisonous species. Origin of amanita 1821; <New Latin <Greek amānîtai (plural) kind of fungi Words nearby amanita Amana Church Society, Amanda, amandine, amandla, A man is known by the company he keeps, amanita, Amanita muscaria, Amanita phalloides, Amanite, A man's home is his castle, a man's reach should exceed his grasp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for amanita Beneath trees and hedgerows the ripe mosses gleamed, and coral and amber fungi, with amanita and other hooded folk. Children of the Mist\|Eden Phillpotts The volva is a feature of great importance in the study of the Agaricini, of the subgenera Amanita, Volvaria, etc. Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous\|Thomas Taylor I do think I espy about twenty yards ahead the fly agaric (Amanita muscaria). Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children\|W. Houghton The distinction between this most poisonous Amanita and the common field mushroom is well marked. Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous\|Thomas Taylor Attempts to immunize small animals with Amanita toxin succeed only to a limited degree. Food Poisoning\|Edwin Oakes Jordan British Dictionary definitions for amanita amanita / (ˌæməˈnaɪtə) / noun any of various saprotrophic agaricaceous fungi constituting the genus Amanita, having white gills and a broken membranous ring (volva) around the stalk. The genus includes several highly poisonous species, such as death cap, destroying angel, and fly agaric Word Origin for amanita C19: from Greek amanitai (plural) a variety of fungus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for amanita Amanita [ ăm′ə-nī′tə, -nē′- ] n. A genus of mushrooms with many highly poisonous species. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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