Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Amanita \Am`a*ni"ta\, n. [NL. See {Amanitine}.] (Bot.)
A genus of poisonous fungi of the family {Agaricace[ae]},
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.
Fly amanita \Fly amanita\, Fly fungus \Fly fungus\ . (Bot.)
A poisonous mushroom ({Amanita muscaria}, syn. {Agaricus
muscarius}), having usually a bright red or yellowish cap
covered with irregular white spots. It has a distinct volva
at the base, generally an upper ring on the stalk, and white
spores. Called also {fly agaric}, {deadly amanita}.
Source : WordNet®
Amanita muscaria
n : poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a
scarlet cap with white warts and white gills [syn: {fly
agaric}]