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# toadstool

noun (a toadstool, toadstools)

«toadstool» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A toadstool is a fungus with a round cap on a stalk, like a mushroom; the word is often used for kinds that are poisonous or not eaten, like the red one with white spots (fly agaric). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toadstool/#m1)
2. Calling someone a toadstool is a rude insult, like calling them a useless person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toadstool/#m2)

### In the lessons

Science and nature: toadstools are the fruiting parts of fungi, which grow in damp woods, especially in autumn, and help rot down dead leaves and wood. Safety: never pick or eat wild mushrooms or toadstools — some are deadly, and they are hard to tell apart; wash hands after touching. Stories and fairy tales: fairies, gnomes and pixies sit on red-and-white toadstools.

### Examples

- A red toadstool with white spots grew under the birch tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toadstool/#x1)
- Never eat a toadstool you find in the woods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toadstool/#x2)
- In the story, a fairy lived under a toadstool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toadstool/#x3)
- Toadstools pop up after autumn rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toadstool/#x4)
- We drew toadstools on our nature walk but didn't touch them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toadstool/#x5)
- Fungi like toadstools help break down dead leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toadstool/#x6)
- When the dwarf saw that he screamed out: ‘Is that civil, you toadstool, to disfigure a man’s face? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toadstool/#x7)

### Note

Countable, one word. There is no scientific difference between a mushroom and a toadstool; «toadstool» usually suggests not safe to eat. Toads do not really sit on them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «toadstool» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toadstool/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«toadstool» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/toadstool.html) on Mova free.