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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First Known Use of destroying angel
circa 1900
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de·stroy·ing an·gel
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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);
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:a death cap (A. phalloides) whether white or colored
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