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Etymology

Middle English tadde (toad) < Old English tadie, of unknown origin; + Middle English stole (stool) < Old English stol < Proto-Germanic *stolaz < Proto-Indo-European *sta-lo-, locative of PIE base *sta- (to stand).

Noun

Singular toad stool

Plural toadstools

toad stool (plural toadstools)

  1. Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an agaric.

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