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Amanita

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Main Entry:
am·a·ni·ta 
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Pronunciation:
\ˌa-mə-ˈnī-tə, -ˈnē-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin, genus name, from Greek amanitai, plural, a kind of fungus
Date:
1899
: any of a genus (Amanita) of white-spored basidiomycetous fungi that typically have a volva and an annulus about the stipe and include some deadly poisonous forms


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