Definition of Amanita verna

1. Noun. Fungus similar to Amanita phalloides.

Exact synonyms: Destroying Angel
Generic synonyms: Agaric
Group relationships: Amanita, Genus Amanita

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amanita Verna

Amal
Amalec
Amalek
Amalia
Amaliada
Amalias
Amami rabbit
Amami rabbits
Amanab
Amanda
Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin
Amanita caesarea
Amanita mappa
Amanita muscaria
Amanita rubescens
Amanita verna
Amapá
Amara
Amarag
Amarakaeri
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus caudatus
Amaranthus cruentus
Amaranthus graecizans
Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Amaranthus spinosus

Literary usage of Amanita verna

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"A few grains of a fresh-gathered amanita verna are sufficient to kill a dog, as Vittadini has shown. The same author ate largely of Agaricus ..."

2. Studies of American Fungi: Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, Etc by George Francis Atkinson (1900)
"The amanita verna is by some considered as only a white form of the Amanita ... amanita verna, "buttons," cap bursting through the volva; left-hand plant in ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"We got from him our name "destroying angel'' for the amanita verna and modern investigation has but confirmed the conclusions of this fine old savant. ..."

4. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1901)
"amanita verna. Inhibition of the heart was less pronounced and less persistent. ... It would seem, therefore, that amanita verna acts both upon the ..."

5. Scientific and Applied Pharmacognosy: Intended for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1915)
"amanita verna.—Destroying Angel.—Cap white, smooth, viscid when moist. convex when ... By most authorities amanita verna is considered a mere form of A. ..."

6. Scientific and Applied Pharmacognosy for Students of Pharmacy, and by Henry Kraemer (1915)
"amanita verna.—Destroying Angel.—Cap white, smooth, viscid when moist, ... By most authorities amanita verna is considered a mere form of A. phalloides, ..."

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