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death cup

noun

a poisonous mushroom of the genus Amanita.

the part of this mushroom that persists around the base of the stalk as a membranous cup.

Origin of death cup

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby death cup

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Example sentences from the Web for death cup

The deadly Amanita or death-cup (A. phalloides) is probably responsible for the majority of cases of mushroom poisoning.

Food Poisoning |Edwin Oakes Jordan
It is the active principle of the most deadly of all mushrooms, the Amanita phalloides, or death-cup fungus.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. |George Francis Atkinson