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单词 destroying angel
释义

destroying angel

noun

: any of several very poisonous pure white amanita mushrooms (such as Amanita verna or A. virosa) : death cap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Additionally, Amanita muscaria are often confused with relatives: deadly impostors known as the death cap and the destroying angel. Joanna Klein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

destroying angel

noun

de·​stroy·​ing an·​gel di-ˌstrȯi(-i)ŋ-ˈān-jəl How to pronounce destroying angel (audio)
: any of several very poisonous pure white mushrooms of the genus Amanita (as A. verna, A. virosa, or A. ocreata)
also : a death cap (A. phalloides) whether white or colored
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