toadstool
(noun) common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
toadstool (plural toadstools)
Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an agaric.
Source: Wiktionary
Toad"stool`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus Agaricus. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
