fly agaric
noun
a very poisonous common woodland mushroom, Amanita muscaria, having a glossy red or orange cap with white spots, formerly a fly poison.
Origin of fly agaric
First recorded in 1780–90
Words nearby fly agaric
flux linkage,
fluxion,
fluxionary hyperemia,
fluxmeter,
fly,
fly agaric,
fly ash,
fly at,
fly ball,
fly blind,
fly blister
Example sentences from the Web for fly agaric
The fly-agaric is quite as poisonous as its more common relative, and is equally to be shunned.
Health on the Farm |H. F. Harris
British Dictionary definitions for fly agaric
fly agaric
noun
a saprotrophic agaricaceous woodland fungus, Amanita muscaria, having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills: poisonous but rarely fatal
See also amanita
Word Origin for fly agaric
so named from its use as a poison on flypaper