Toadstool \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.
toadstool
n : common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting
with the edible mushroom) [ant: {mushroom}]