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death cup

DEFINITIONS OF: death cup

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n extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills

Synonyms:
Amanita phalloides, death angel, death cap, destroying angel
Type of:
agaric
a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
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