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 Am·a·ni·ta n.  Bot. A genus of poisonous fungi of the family Agaricaceæ, characterized by having a volva, an annulus, and white spores. The species resemble edible mushrooms, and are frequently mistaken for them. Amanita muscaria, syn. Agaricus muscarius, is the fly amanita, or fly agaric; and Agaricus phalloides is the death cup (or death cap).
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 Fly amanita, Fly fungus . Bot. A poisonous mushroom (Amanita muscaria, syn. Agaricus muscarius), having usually a bright red or yellowish cap covered with irregular white spots. It has a distinct volva at the base, generally an upper ring on the stalk, and white spores. Called also fly agaric, deadly amanita.
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 Amanita muscaria
      n : poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a
          scarlet cap with white warts and white gills [syn: fly
          agaric]