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Definition of Death cap
1. Noun. Extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills.
Exact synonyms: Amanita Phalloides, Death Angel, Death Cup, Destroying Angel
Generic synonyms: Agaric
Group relationships: Amanita, Genus Amanita
Generic synonyms: Agaric
Group relationships: Amanita, Genus Amanita
Definition of Death cap
1. Noun. A common name for the deadly poisonous mushroom of the genus ''Amanita''. ¹
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Literary usage of Death cap
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1. A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines: Being by William Smith, Henry Wace (1882)
"If they repent, they nre to be admitted to "the grace of reconciliation" at death.
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