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fly agaric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
fly- a-gar-ic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, with a large crimson cap, fading to yellow, scattered with white flecks.

Etymology

The name is given because it was used as insecticide in England, similarly to many other European countries, compare e.g. Swedish flugsvamp and Russian мухомо́р (muxomór).

Inflected Forms

fly agarics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

muscarine

Synonyms

fly fungus amanita muscaria

Questions

What does fly agaric mean?
A poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, with a large crimson cap, fading to yellow, scattered with white flecks.
Where does fly agaric come from?
The name is given because it was used as insecticide in England, similarly to many other European countries, compare e.g. Swedish flugsvamp and Russian мухомо́р (muxomór).

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