amanita
noun
am·a·ni·ta
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Definition of amanita
: any of a genus (Amanita) of white-spored basidiomycetous fungi that typically have a volva and an annulus about the stipe and include some deadly poisonous forms
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Some victims got off relatively easy, like four young men who had expected a psychedelic trip but ended up having their insides washed out with fluids in a hospital — the only known treatment for amanita phalloides poisoning. — Avi Selk, Washington Post, "The world’s most dangerous mushroom and what it did to an 18-month-old girl," 3 June 2017 A new federal report detailed what came after consumption for 14 people who sampled the Bay Area's bloom of death cap - or amanita phalloides - last December: Violent nausea, in all cases. — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "The world's most dangerous mushroom and what it did to an 18-month-old girl," 3 June 2017 A new federal report detailed what came after consumption for 14 people who sampled the Bay Area's bloom of death cap — or amanita phalloides — last December: — Avi Selk, Washington Post, "The world’s most dangerous mushroom and what it did to an 18-month-old girl," 3 June 2017 Some victims got off relatively easy, including four young men who had expected a psychedelic trip but ended up having their insides washed out with fluids in a hospital - the only known treatment for amanita phalloides poisoning. — Avi Selk, chicagotribune.com, "The world's most dangerous mushroom and what it did to an 18-month-old girl," 3 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'amanita.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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amanita
noun
am·a·ni·ta
| \ ˌam-ə-ˈnīt-ə
, -ˈnēt-
\
, -ˈnēt-
\
Medical Definition of amanita
1
capitalized
: a genus of widely distributed white-spored basidiomycetous fungi (family Amanitaceae) that includes some deadly poisonous forms (as the death cap)
2
: a fungus of the genus Amanita