- toad-stool
- n.
Mushroom.
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toad|stool — «TOHD STOOL», noun. 1. any one of various fungi, especially the agarics, that have a round, disklike top and a slender stalk, and grow on decaying vegetable matter; mushroom. 2. any poisonous mushroom. 3. any one of various other fungi, such as a … Useful english dictionary
toad·stool — /ˈtoʊdˌstuːl/ noun, pl stools [count] : a kind of fungus that is similar to a mushroom, that consists of a round cap on a short stem, and that is often poisonous … Useful english dictionary
toad — [OE] Toad is a mystery word, with no known relatives in any other Indo European language. Of its derivatives, toady [19] is short for the earlier toad eater ‘sycophant’ [17]. This originated in the dubious selling methods of itinerant quack… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
toad — [OE] Toad is a mystery word, with no known relatives in any other Indo European language. Of its derivatives, toady [19] is short for the earlier toad eater ‘sycophant’ [17]. This originated in the dubious selling methods of itinerant quack… … Word origins
toad pipe — Paddock Pad dock, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + ock; akin to D. pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zo[ o]l.) A toad or frog. Wyclif. Loathed paddocks. Spenser [1913 Webster] {Paddock pipe} (Bot.), a hollow stemmed plant of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paddock stool — Paddock Pad dock, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + ock; akin to D. pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zo[ o]l.) A toad or frog. Wyclif. Loathed paddocks. Spenser [1913 Webster] {Paddock pipe} (Bot.), a hollow stemmed plant of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toadstool — toad·stool .stül n a fungus having an umbrella shaped pileus: MUSHROOM esp a poisonous or inedible one as distinguished from an edible mushroom * * * toad·stool (tōdґst l) popular name for a poisonous mushroom … Medical dictionary
toadstool — toad|stool [ˈtəudstu:l US ˈtoud ] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Because it looks like a small seat on which a toad could sit] a wild plant like a ↑mushroom, that can be poisonous … Dictionary of contemporary English
toadstool — toad|stool [ toud,stul ] noun count a wild FUNGUS that is similar to a MUSHROOM and is often poisonous … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
toadstool — toad•stool [[t]ˈtoʊdˌstul[/t]] n. 1) fng any of various mushrooms having a stalk with an umbrellalike cap, esp. the agarics 2) fng a poisonous mushroom, as distinguished from an edible one 3) fng any of various other fleshy fungi, as the… … From formal English to slang
