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Amanita
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A genus of poisonous fungi of the family Agaricaceae, characterized by having a volva, an annulus, and white spores. The species resemble edible mushrooms, and are frequently mistaken for them. Amanita muscaria, syn. Agaricus muscarius, is the fly amanita, or fly agaric; and A. phalloides is the death cup.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Amanita'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/amanita.html. 1828.