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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Toad"stool`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus {Agaricus}. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter.
| Pronunciation: | 'towd`stool | ||
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| Definition: | [n] common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom) | ||
| Antonyms: | mushroom | ||
| See Also: | agaric | ||
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| Definition: | \Toad"stool`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus {Agaricus}. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter. | ||
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