toadstool
UK/ˈtəʊdˌstuːl//ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/
toadstool noun: any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.
Noun
toadstool (plural toadstools)
toadstool meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Tagalog
toadstool in Tamil
- an inedible or poisonous mushroom
- காளான் kāḷāṉ
toadstool in Kannada
- ತಿನ್ನಲು ಯೋಗ್ಯವಲ್ಲದ, ವಿಷಪೂರಿತ ಅಣಬೆ
toadstool in Tagalog
- an inedible or poisonous mushroom
- kabuting-ahas
Forms of toadstool
| plural | toadstools |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | toadestoole |
| alternative form (obsolete) | todestoole |
Origin of toadstool
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.
Words formed from toadstool
Questions about toadstool
- What does toadstool mean?
- Toadstool means any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.
- What is toadstool in Tamil?
- Toadstool in Tamil is காளான் (kāḷāṉ). See Toadstool meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is toadstool?
- Toadstool is a noun.
- How do you pronounce toadstool?
- Toadstool is pronounced /ˈtəʊdˌstuːl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of toadstool?
- The plural of toadstool is toadstools.
Words near toadstool in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: toadstool (page history and authors); toadstool (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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