amanita

am·a·ni·ta

noun \ˌam-ə-ˈnīt-ə, -ˈnēt-\

Definition of AMANITA

1

capitalized : a genus of widely distributed white-spored basidiomycetous fungi (family Amanitaceae) that includes some deadly poisonous forms (as the death cap)

2

: a fungus of the genus Amanita

Illustration of AMANITA