| 单词 | toadstool |
| 释义 | toadstool (once / 13281 pages) n A toadstool might sound like something you'd find a fairy living under, but it's really just a poisonous mushroom. If you're walking in the woods and see especially colorful, mushrooms, they're probably toadstools. In other words, it's not a good idea to eat them. You can use the terms mushroom and toadstool interchangeably — although most people save toadstool for fairy tales and poisonous fungi; it's not a scientific term. The root is probably just the creative combination of the Middle English tadde, "toad," and stole, "stool." WORD FAMILYtoadstool: toadstools USAGE EXAMPLESOrganizers say colored flowers and toadstools will be at the event, along with games, food, and performances including martial arts, jar-balancing and face-changing. Washington Times(Nov 24, 2016) As if to embody the role of a folksy mycological raconteur, Luther sported red suspenders, a mustache and a toadstool button pinned on his shirt. Seattle Times(Oct 19, 2016) Kay asked: “Do you mean she is one of those people with bluebells for hats, who spend the time sitting on toadstools?” T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) n common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom) Ant|Hyper mushroom common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool) agaric a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside |
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