toadstool
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toadstool
- /ˈtəʊdˌstuːl/ UK
- /ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/ US
Rhymes with -əʊdstuːl, -oʊdstul, -oʊdstuəl
Where it comes from
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.
noun toadstools · toadestoole · todestoole
- Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.
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noun an inedible or poisonous mushroom
| Español | seta venenosa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 독버섯 dokbeoseot |
| 日本語 | 毒茸 |
| 中文 | 毒蕈 dúxùn |
| Português | cogumelo venenoso |
| Français | champignon vénéneux |
| Deutsch | Giftpilz |
| Italiano | fungo velenoso |
| Română | ciupercă otrăvitoare, ciupercă nebună |
| Русский | пога́нка pogánka |
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