English Explanatory Dictionary

destroying angel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of four deadly toxic mushrooms in the Amanita genus: Amanita bisporigera, Amanita ocreata, Amanita verna, and Amanita virosa.
  2. In the Hebrew Bible, an entity sent out by God on several occasions to punish opponents.

Word forms

destroying angel destroying angels

Etymology

The mushrooms perhaps from their white angel-like appearance.

Synonyms

angel of death death angel

Translations

Catalan: farinera pudent Catalan: àngel destructor Hungarian: hegyeskalapú galóca Norwegian: hvit fluesopp Polish: muchomor szarawy Polish: muchomor mglejarka Russian: мухомо́р воню́чий Russian: бе́лая пога́нка
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