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Added 9 October 2026

toadstool

/ˈtəʊdˌstuːl/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about toadstool at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom).

Origin

From Middle English tode-stole, tadstol, taddestol, equivalent to toad + stool. Compare dialectal English frogstool (“toadstool”), Saterland Frisian Poagestoul (“mushroom”, literally “frog's stool”), Dutch paddenstoel.

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