Amanitopsis

noun

Aman·​i·​top·​sis

əˌmanəˈtäpsə̇s

: a genus of agarics distinguished by the absence of an annulus and being with a few exceptions poisonous

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Amanita + -opsis

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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