1. Extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
   "The Amanita phalloides is responsible for most mushroom-related fatalities";
   - death cap, death cup, death angel, destroying angel

Type of: agaric

Part of: Amanita, genus Amanita

Encyclopedia: Amanita phalloides