toadstool
noun
toad·stool
ˈtōd-ˌstül 
: a fungus having an umbrella-shaped pileus : mushroom
especially
: a poisonous or inedible one as distinguished from an edible mushroom
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Trek through the heart of the namesake toadstools and other unique badlands formations by setting out on the one-mile Toadstool Loop.
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Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 20 May 2025
Archaeologists discovered the true identity of two shipwrecks in shallow waters off Cahuita National Park, on Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean coast, that were long thought to be pirate ships.
— Perhaps a toadstool house isn’t just a fairy tale.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
The Smurfs land looks like a series of gigantic toadstools which are where the blue characters live in the cartoon.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Hint at a magical world with toadstools, mushrooms, twinkling fairy dust and lights, and figurines of mythical creatures.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024
One of the elder members appears to be in charge of testing the local berries and mushrooms for possible toxins—an alluring, comically cartoonish red-and-white toadstool ultimately leads to trouble.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
And the entire kingdoms of plants and fungi are barely featured at all; fungi only have a single representative toadstool.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2024
Cardboard boxes strewn about the shop contained even more ornaments: Pickles, mermaids, artichokes, caviar tins, corgis, oysters, vegetables and toadstools were just some of the designs.
—Christopher Barnard, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
After mating, fungi often produce aboveground structures such as mushrooms and toadstools, loaded with up to a trillion spores.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 20 May 2025
Archaeologists discovered the true identity of two shipwrecks in shallow waters off Cahuita National Park, on Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean coast, that were long thought to be pirate ships.
— Perhaps a toadstool house isn’t just a fairy tale.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
The Smurfs land looks like a series of gigantic toadstools which are where the blue characters live in the cartoon.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Hint at a magical world with toadstools, mushrooms, twinkling fairy dust and lights, and figurines of mythical creatures.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024
One of the elder members appears to be in charge of testing the local berries and mushrooms for possible toxins—an alluring, comically cartoonish red-and-white toadstool ultimately leads to trouble.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
And the entire kingdoms of plants and fungi are barely featured at all; fungi only have a single representative toadstool.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2024
Cardboard boxes strewn about the shop contained even more ornaments: Pickles, mermaids, artichokes, caviar tins, corgis, oysters, vegetables and toadstools were just some of the designs.
—Christopher Barnard, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
After mating, fungi often produce aboveground structures such as mushrooms and toadstools, loaded with up to a trillion spores.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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“Toadstool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toadstool. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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