destroying angel
Meaning
- Any of a group of four deadly toxic mushrooms in the Amanita genus: Amanita bisporigera, Amanita ocreata, Amanita verna, and Amanita virosa.
- In the Hebrew Bible, an entity sent out by God on several occasions to punish opponents.
Synonyms
death cup
Amanita phalloides
Amanita verna
spring amanita
fool’s mushroom
European destroying angel
Translations
amanite vireuse
amanita maloliente oronge cigue blanche
spitzhütiger Knollenblätterpilz Frühjahrs-Wulstling Frühlings-Wulstling flachhütiger Knollenblätterpilz flachhütiger weisser Knollenblätterpilz kegelhütiger weisser Knollenblätterpilz spitzhütiger Giftwulstling Kegelhütige amanite printanière Frühlings-KnollenblätterpilzEtymology
The mushrooms perhaps from their white angel-like appearance.
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