Mushroom and Toadstool

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Mushroom noun - Common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool).

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Toadstool is an antonym for mushroom.

Nearby Words: mush, mushrooming, mushroomed

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

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Mushroom is an antonym for toadstool.

The second wife was a snob who starved Bluebeard, and accidentally poisoned herself by eating a toadstool that Bluebeard was going to eat (believing it to be a mushroom).

Source: Literature / Bluebeard
Fungus Humongous: The mushroom forest and its enemies, including a gigantic toadstool boss.

Source: Video Game / Little King's Story
And their mushroom clouds are aptly known as "toadstool clouds".

Source: Literature / Timeline-191

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