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death angel: see mushroom mushroom, type of basidium fungus characterized by spore-bearing gills on the underside of the umbrella- or cone-shaped cap. The name toadstool is popularly reserved for inedible or poisonous mushrooms, but this classification has no scientific basis. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The most seriously ill were felled by the ``death cap''
mushroom, known technically as Amanita phalloides, which can destroy the
liver. Amanita phalloides - commonly known as the death cap mushroom -
poisoned five San Francisco Bay Area people earlier this year, forcing
one 13-year-old girl to undergo a nine-hour partial liver transplant. The same mushroom - technically known as Amanita phalloides - is
blamed for poisoning four members of the Chang family in Orinda earlier
this week. |
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