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padstool

padstool noun: toadstool.

Noun

padstool (plural padstools)

  1. (dialectal) toadstool

Forms of padstool

pluralpadstools

Origin of padstool

From Middle English padstol, paddestol, padestol, equivalent to pad (“toad”) + stool. Cognate with Dutch paddestoel (“toadstool”).

Questions about padstool

What does padstool mean?
Padstool means toadstool.
What part of speech is padstool?
Padstool is a noun.
What is the plural of padstool?
The plural of padstool is padstools.

Words near padstool in the dictionary

  1. padshaws
  2. padstone
  3. padstones
  4. Padstonian
  5. Padstonians
  6. padstool
  7. padstools
  8. Padstow
  9. Padstow Heights
  10. Padua
  11. paduak

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