toadstool

English

Alternative forms
  • toadestoole (obsolete)
  • todestoole (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English tode-stole, tadstol, taddestol, equivalent to toad +‎ stool. Compare dialectal English frogstool (“toadstool”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtəʊdˌstuːl/
  • (US) enPR: tōdʹsto͞ol', IPA(key): /ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊdstuːl, -oʊdstul, -oʊdstuəl

Noun

toadstool (plural toadstools)

  1. Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.

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