death cap

noun

Definition of death cap

: a very poisonous mushroom (Amanita phalloides) of deciduous woods of North America and Europe that varies in color from pure white to olive or yellow and has a prominent volva at the base

— called also death cup

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Recent Examples on the Web Mushrooms such as the death cap defend themselves with deadly poisons. — Gareth Cook, Scientific American, "A Poetic, Mind-Bending Tour of the Fungal World," 24 June 2020 Some species of fly are resistant to the poisons produced by death cap mushrooms, for instance, and have near-exclusive access as a result. — Gareth Cook, Scientific American, "A Poetic, Mind-Bending Tour of the Fungal World," 24 June 2020 Unlike some other mushrooms, death caps are equally deadly cooked, raw, frozen, or dried. — Popular Science, "From the death cap to the alcohol inky: seven poisonous mushrooms you definitely don’t want to eat," 11 Mar. 2020 The toxic agent here is the same amanitin found in the death cap. — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, "7 Poisonous Mushrooms and What Happens if You Eat Them," 9 Mar. 2020 The bill’s long slog and eventual death caps months of contentious discussion on efforts to change Connecticut’s health care landscape. — Jenna Carlesso, courant.com, "Public option bill, already weakened by debate, dies in the Senate," 6 June 2019 The death capped off a tense weekend for people in the legal world who worried about returning to work with a gunman who had yet to be found by police. — Rachel Leingang, azcentral, "Phoenix-area law firms bolster security after shootings shake legal community," 4 June 2018 The bill’s long slog and eventual death caps months of contentious discussion on efforts to change Connecticut’s health care landscape. — Jenna Carlesso, courant.com, "Public option bill, already weakened by debate, dies in the Senate," 6 June 2019 The death capped off a tense weekend for people in the legal world who worried about returning to work with a gunman who had yet to be found by police. — Rachel Leingang, azcentral, "Phoenix-area law firms bolster security after shootings shake legal community," 4 June 2018

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death cap

noun

Medical Definition of death cap

: a very poisonous mushroom of the genus Amanita (A. phalloides) of deciduous woods of North America and Europe that varies in color from pure white to olive or yellow and has a prominent volva at the base

— called also death cup

— see thioctic acid

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