English Explanatory Dictionary

toadstool

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.

Pronunciation

/ˈtəʊdˌstuːl/ tōdʹsto͞ol' /ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/ En-us-toadstool.ogg

Word forms

toadstool toadstools toadestoole todestoole

Etymology

From Middle English tode-stole, tadstol, taddestol, equivalent to toad + stool. Compare dialectal English frogstool (“toadstool”), Saterland Frisian Poagestoul (“mushroom”, literally “frog's stool”), Dutch paddenstoel.

Related words

fungus fungi mushroom

Derived words

toadstool disease toadstool leather coral
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