Definition of destroying angel
: any of several very poisonous pure white amanita mushrooms (such as Amanita verna or A. virosa) : death cap
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Additionally, Amanita muscaria are often confused with relatives: deadly impostors known as the death cap and the destroying angel.
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First Known Use of destroying angel
circa 1900
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of destroying angel
: any of several very poisonous pure white mushrooms of the genus Amanita (as A. verna, A. virosa, or A. ocreata);
also
: a death cap (A. phalloides) whether white or colored
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