What does toadstool mean?
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ˈtoʊdˌstultoad·stool
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Princeton's WordNet
toadstoolnoun
common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)
Wiktionary
toadstoolnoun
Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an agaric.
Etymology: Middle English tadde (toad), from Old English tadie, of unknown origin; + Middle English stole (stool), from Old English stol, from Proto-Germanic *stolaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sta-lo-, locative of Proto-Indo-European base *sta- (to stand).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Toadstoolnoun
A plant like a mushroom.
Etymology: toad and stool.
The grisly todestool grown there mought I see,
And loathing paddocks lording on the same. Edmund Spenser.Another imperfect plant like a mushroom, but sometimes as broad as a hat, called toadstool, is not esculent. Francis Bacon.
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toadstool
A toadstool is a type of fungus or mushroom, typically characterized by a broad cap on a slender stem, often associated with toxicity or hallucinogenic properties. The term is commonly used in popular culture to refer to any mushroom that is not identified as edible.
Webster Dictionary
Toadstoolnoun
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of toadstool in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of toadstool in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- bolet verinósCatalan, Valencian
- GiftpilzGerman
- seta venenosaSpanish
- myrkkysieniFinnish
- beacán bearaighIrish
- bolondgombaHungarian
- fungo velenosoItalian
- 毒茸Japanese
- 버섯Korean
- gifzwam, giftige paddestoelDutch
- soppNorwegian
- muchomorPolish
- [[cogumelo]] [[venenoso]]Portuguese
- поганкаRussian
- zlatača, златачаSerbo-Croatian
- mušnicaSlovene
- zehirli mantarTurkish
- טאָאַדסטאָאָלYiddish
- 毒菌Chinese
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