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Definition of Genus Amanita
1. Noun. Genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions.
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Agaricaceae, Family Agaricaceae
Member holonyms: Amanita Caesarea, Caesar's Agaric, Royal Agaric, Amanita Mappa, False Deathcap, Amanita Muscaria, Fly Agaric, Amanita Phalloides, Death Angel, Death Cap, Death Cup, Destroying Angel, Amanita Rubescens, Blusher, Blushing Mushroom, Amanita Verna, Destroying Angel
Specialized synonyms: Slime Mushroom
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Amanita
Literary usage of Genus Amanita
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Studies of American Fungi: Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, Etc by George Francis Atkinson (1900)
"It will be described more in detail in treating of the genus Amanita, where the
illustrations should also be consulted. Presence or Absence of Ring or Volva ..."
2. The Mushroom Book: A Popular Guide to the Identification and Study of Our by Nina Lovering Marshall (1904)
"A very young plant of the genus Amanita is enveloped in a membranous wrapper.
... There are twenty American species in the genus Amanita; some of them are ..."
3. Botany for High Schhools by George Francis Atkinson (1912)
"The most dangerous poisonous mushrooms belong to the genus Amanita. The genus
Amanita has white spores, a cap, stem, and ring which comes from the veil as ..."
4. Fungal Flora of the Lehigh Valley, Pa. by William Herbst (1899)
"It is the type of the genus Amanita. Our species are not as brightly colored as
the European are, but it is one of our grand species. ..."
5. Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms and how to Distinguish Them: A Selection by William Hamilton Gibson (1899)
"79), genus Amanita. Year after year we are sure of finding this species, or others
of the genus, especially in the spring and summer, its favorite haunt ..."
6. Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms and how to Distinguish Them: A Selection by William Hamilton Gibson (1895)
"79), genus Amanita. Year after year we are sure of finding this species, or others
of the genus, especially in the spring and summer, its favorite haunt ..."
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