toadstool

[ tohd-stool ]

noun

1. any of various mushrooms having a stalk with an umbrellalike cap, especially the agarics.
2. a poisonous mushroom, as distinguished from an edible one.
3. any of various other fleshy fungi, as the puffballs and coral fungi.

toadstool

/ ˈtəʊdˌstuːl /

noun

1. not in technical use any basidiomycetous fungus with a capped spore-producing body that is not edible Compare mushroom

Word History and Origins

Origin of toadstool¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, toadstool is from the Middle English word tadstol. See toad, stool

Word History and Origins

Origin of toadstool¹

C14: from toad + stool

Example Sentences

The course was a colorful jumble of pirate ships, giant butterflies, neon toadstools, and even half a school bus.

From Literature

Around a week later, she found a mould infestation in the property's bathroom, including toadstools growing from the floor.

From BBC

It doesn’t take long for the bigger cabbages to look like bolted toadstools on steroids.

From Seattle Times

He was also unusually tall for his age, already three toadstools long, when Seven had only been two when she was a baby.

From Literature

Mycelium, like yeast, molds and toadstools, are neither animals nor plants.

From Los Angeles Times