amanita

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/ˌæməˈnaɪtə/

noun

Any of very many agaric mushrooms, of the genus Amanita, most of which are very poisonous.

OriginAncient Greek ἀμανίτης →
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Meanings

nounamanita (plural amanitas)

plural amanitas

  1. Any of very many agaric mushrooms, of the genus Amanita, most of which are very poisonous.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀμανίτης
  2. Englishamanita

From the genus name, from Ancient Greek ἀμανίτης (amanítēs), mushrooms.

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Translations

Bulgarian мухомо́рка
  • мухомо́рка (muhomórka)mushroom of the genus Amanita
Catalan amanita
  • amanitamushroom of the genus Amanita
Chinese Mandarin 鵝膏蕈 /鹅膏蕈, 毒蠅傘 /毒蝇伞
  • 鵝膏蕈 /鹅膏蕈 (égāoxùn)mushroom of the genus Amanita
  • 毒蠅傘 /毒蝇伞 (dúyíngsǎn)mushroom of the genus Amanita
Czech muchomůrka
  • muchomůrkamushroom of the genus Amanita
Danish fluesvamp
  • fluesvampmushroom of the genus Amanita
Dutch vliegenzwam
  • vliegenzwammushroom of the genus Amanita
Esperanto amanito
  • amanitomushroom of the genus Amanita
Estonian kärbseseen
  • kärbseseenmushroom of the genus Amanita
Finnish kärpässieni
  • kärpässienimushroom of the genus Amanita
French amanite, amanite tue-mouches
  • amanitemushroom of the genus Amanita
  • amanite tue-mouchesmushroom of the genus Amanita
German Wulstling, Knollenblätterpilz
  • Wulstlingmushroom of the genus Amanita
  • Knollenblätterpilzmushroom of the genus Amanita
  • Fliegenpilzmushroom of the genus Amanita
Greek αμανίτης
  • αμανίτης (amanítis)mushroom of the genus Amanita
Hungarian galóca
  • galócamushroom of the genus Amanita
Italian amanita
  • amanitamushroom of the genus Amanita
Japanese テングタケ
  • テングタケ (tengutake)mushroom of the genus Amanita
Latvian mušmire
  • mušmiremushroom of the genus Amanita
Lithuanian musmirė
  • musmirėmushroom of the genus Amanita
Norwegian Bokmål fluesopp
  • fluesoppmushroom of the genus Amanita
Polish muchomor
  • muchomormushroom of the genus Amanita
Portuguese amanita
  • amanitamushroom of the genus Amanita
Russian мухомо́р
  • мухомо́р (muxomór)mushroom of the genus Amanita
Slovak muchotrávka
  • muchotrávkamushroom of the genus Amanita
Spanish amanita
  • amanitamushroom of the genus Amanita
Swedish flugsvamp
  • flugsvampmushroom of the genus Amanita
Ukrainian мухомо́р
  • мухомо́р (muxomór)mushroom of the genus Amanita
Cite this entry
APA

amanita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amanita

MLA

“amanita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amanita. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amanita,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amanita.

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