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Noun: death cap
  1. Extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
    - death cup, death angel, destroying angel, Amanita phalloides

Derived forms: death caps

Type of: agaric

Part of: Amanita, genus Amanita

Encyclopedia: Death cap