amanita
am·a·ni·ta
noun \ˌa-mə-ˈnī-tə, -ˈnē-\Definition of AMANITA
: 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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Origin of AMANITA
New Latin, genus name, from Greek amanitai, plural, a kind of fungus
First Known Use: 1899
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