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(Encyclopedia)CE5 The poisonous mushroom Amanita 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 rese...mushroom poisoning
(Encyclopedia)mushroom poisoning, fungal poisoning caused by ingestion of certain mushrooms (fungal organisms), most commonly Amanita phalloides and Amanita muscaria and related species. Symptoms, caused by toxic p...toadstool
(Encyclopedia)toadstool: see mushroom.death angel
(Encyclopedia)death angel: see mushroom.jack-o'-lantern
(Encyclopedia)jack-o'-lantern, common name for the mushroom species Clitocybe illudens. ...Amanita
(Encyclopedia)Amanita ămˌənīˈtə [key]: see mushroom. ...soma
(Encyclopedia)soma sōˈmə [key], psychotropic plant, the juice of which was sometimes drunk as part of the Vedic sacrifice (see Veda). Many hymns in the Rig-Veda are in praise of soma. In the late Vedic period su...puffball
(Encyclopedia)puffball or smokeball, fungus in which the aboveground portion is typically a stemless brownish sac with an opening at the top through which issues the dustlike mass of ripe spores. The common puffbal...psilocybin
(Encyclopedia)psilocybin sĭlˌəsīˈbən [key], perception-altering substance found in some species of mushroom. See hallucinogenic drug. ...Maillart, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Maillart, Robert mīyärˈ [key], 1872–1940, Swiss engineer, renowned for his inventive and beautiful reinforced-concrete bridges. Maillart's basic structural principles—integration of the support...Browse by Subject
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