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New Latin, genus name, from Greek amanitai, plural, a kind of fungus
1899, in the meaning defined above
“Amanita.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amanita. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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