Found 2 items, similar to Amanita.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Amanita Amanita n : genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions [syn: genus Amanita ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Amanita Amanita \Am`a*ni"ta\, n. [NL. See Amanitine.] (Bot.) A genus of poisonous fungi of the family Agaricace[ae], characterized by having a volva, an annulus, and white spores. The species resemble edible mushrooms, and are frequently mistaken for them. Amanita muscaria, syn. Agaricus muscarius, is the fly amanita, or fly agaric; and Agaricus phalloides is the death cup (or death cap). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]