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ˈtoʊdˌstultoad·stool

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. toadstoolnoun

    common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)

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  1. toadstoolnoun

    Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an agaric.

  2. 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

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. 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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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of toadstool in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of toadstool in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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