Meaning

2 senses
  1. Any of a group of four deadly toxic mushrooms in the Amanita genus: Amanita bisporigera, Amanita ocreata, Amanita verna, and Amanita virosa.

    мухомо́р воню́чийmuxomór vonjúčij, бе́лая пога́нкаbélaja pogánka

  2. In the Hebrew Bible, an entity sent out by God on several occasions to punish opponents.

More definitions
  • fungus similar to Amanita phalloides
  • extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills

Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
deadly mushroom:

Origin

The mushrooms perhaps from their white angel-like appearance.

The mushrooms perhaps from their white angel-like appearance.

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Forms

plural: destroying angels

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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