toadstool

== English == === Alternative forms === toadestoole, todestoole (obsolete) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtəʊdˌstuːl/ (US) enPR: tōdʹsto͞ol', IPA(key): /ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/ Rhymes: -əʊdstuːl, -oʊdstul, -oʊdstuəl === Noun === toadstool (plural toadstools) Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === fungus/fungi mushroom