FLYBANE

Etymology

Noun

flybane (plural flybanes)

A kind of catchfly of the genus Silene.

A poisonous mushroom, the fly agaric.

Source: Wiktionary


Fly"bane`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A kind of catchfly of the genus Silene; also, a poisonous mushroom (Agaricus muscarius); fly agaric.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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