fly agaric
nounEtymology The name is given because it was used as insecticide in England, similarly to many other European countries, compare e.g. Swedish flugsvamp and Russian мухомо́р (muxomór).
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A poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, with a large crimson cap, fading to yellow, scattered with white flecks.
- Coordinate terms
- muscarine