destroying angel

de·stroy·ing angel

(dĭ-stroi′ĭng)n. Any of several poisonous white mushrooms of the genus Amanita. Also called death angel.

destroying angel

n (Plants) a white slender very poisonous basidiomycetous toadstool, Amanita virosa, having a pronounced volva, frilled, shaggy stalk, and sickly smell

destroy′ing an′gel

n. any of several deadly poisonous mushrooms of the genus Amanita. [1905–10]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	destroying angel - fungus similar to Amanita phalloidesAmanita vernaagaric - a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the undersideAmanita, genus Amanita - genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions
	2.	destroying angel - extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gillsAmanita phalloides, death angel, death cap, death cupagaric - a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the undersideAmanita, genus Amanita - genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions