toadstool
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
toadstool/ˈtəʊdstuːl/
▶noun the spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically in the form of a rounded cap on a stalk, especially one that is inedible or poisonous.
– origin ME: a fanciful name.
'toadstool' also found in these Oxford entries:
blusher
- boletus
- cap
- death cap
- destroying angel
- fly agaric
- fruiting body
- liberty cap
- magic mushroom
- pileus
- russula
- sickener
- velum

