toadstool
Inedible forest fungus
A toadstool is a mushroom, especially one that is poisonous or inedible.
The word evokes the classic fairy-tale image: a rounded cap on a stem, often red with white spots.
There's no scientific distinction between toadstools and mushrooms—the terms overlap—but toadstool carries connotations of danger or folklore: Don't eat that, it's a toadstool.
Covering for top
- stemPlant's central axis
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
- myceliumFungal filament network
hyphae · mycology · agaric · sporulation · ring · flesh · pore · lamella
Mythical underground dwarf
- pixieTiny magical troublemaker
- spriteTiny magical creature
- dwarfDiminutive folkloric being
- elfSmall magical creature
fairy · enchanted · fairyland · storybook · whimsical · fable · folklore · leprechaun
Forested land area
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
- decomposingOrganic matter breaking down
- mossSpore-bearing ground cover
- dampSlightly wet
shade · deciduous · coniferous · grove · thicket · humus · mulch · bracket
cap
Covering for top
mycelium · hyphae · mycology · agaric · sporulation · ring · flesh · pore · lamella · pileus
gnome
Mythical underground dwarf
elf · fairy · enchanted · fairyland · storybook · whimsical · fable · folklore · leprechaun · brownie
woodland
Forested land area
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
- decomposingOrganic matter breaking down
- mossSpore-bearing ground cover
damp · shade · deciduous · coniferous · grove · thicket · humus · mulch · bracket · deadwood
poisonous
Capable of causing death
dangerous · toxic · warning · sickening · hallucinogenic · lookalike · avoidance · caution · fatal · noxious
red
Primary color, warm
- spottedSeen or patterned
- umbrella-shapedDomed with radiating form
- domeRounded vault forming roof
bulbous · warty · scaly · slimy · colorful · iconic · cartoon · recognizable · classic · squat
- toxic mushroomsdeath cap, fly agaric, funeral bell, sickener, jack-o-lantern
- foresttrees, pine, oak, woods, wood
- forest lifesquirrel, fox, rabbit, owl, woodpecker
- fungimushrooms, yeast, mold, molds, fungus
- witchcraftwitch, spell, spellwork, witches, spells
- fairy gardenfairy figurine, fairy house, fairy door, fairy dust, fairy wings
toadstoolbutton mushroom
Common cultivated edible fungus
chanterelle · portobello · morel · porcini · shiitake