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MUSHROOM POISONING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mushroom poisoning mean?
• MUSHROOM POISONING (noun)
The noun MUSHROOM POISONING has 1 sense:
1. toxic condition caused by eating certain species of mushrooms (especially Amanita species)
Familiarity information: MUSHROOM POISONING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Toxic condition caused by eating certain species of mushrooms (especially Amanita species)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("mushroom poisoning" is a kind of...):
food poisoning; gastrointestinal disorder (illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food)
Context examples
It is responsible for most fatal cases of mushroom poisoning.
(Amanita phalloides, NCI Dictionary)
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