destroying angel

noun

: any of several very poisonous pure white amanita mushrooms (such as Amanita verna or A. virosa) : death cap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Additionally, Amanita muscaria are often confused with relatives: deadly impostors known as the death cap and the destroying angel. —

Joanna Klein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of destroying angel was circa 1900

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“Destroying angel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destroying%20angel. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.

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