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fly agaric

fly agaric noun: a poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, with a large crimson cap, fading to yellow, scattered with white flecks.

fly agaric: a poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, with a large crimson cap, fading to...
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Noun

fly agaric (plural fly agarics)

  1. A poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, with a large crimson cap, fading to yellow, scattered with white flecks.
    Synonyms:
    fly fungus

Synonyms of fly agaric

Forms of fly agaric

pluralfly agarics

Origin of fly agaric

The name is given because it was used as insecticide in England, similarly to many other European countries, compare e.g. Swedish flugsvamp and Russian мухомо́р (muxomór).

Questions about fly agaric

What does fly agaric mean?
Fly agaric means a poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, with a large crimson cap, fading to yellow, scattered with white flecks.
What part of speech is fly agaric?
Fly agaric is a noun.
What is the plural of fly agaric?
The plural of fly agaric is fly agarics.

Words near fly agaric in the dictionary

  1. fluyt
  2. fluyts
  3. fly
  4. fly a desk
  5. fly a kite
  6. fly agaric
  7. fly agarics
  8. fly amanita
  9. fly amanitas
  10. fly and flop
  11. fly apart

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