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Define the word Agaricus phalloides

"Agaricus phalloides" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

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.]