destroying angel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of destroying angel
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Two of the most toxic mushrooms that can be found in the state are the death cap and the western destroying angel mushroom, Amanita Ocreata.
From Los Angeles Times
“There’s no antidote,” said Terrence Delaney, a plant biologist and mycologist at the University of Vermont who studies the toxin profiles of a related mushroom called the destroying angel.
From New York Times
Three mushrooms known as the destroying angel, the deadly dapperling and the funeral bell all have something in common: the fabulously lethal toxin alpha-Amanitin.
From New York Times
It was like thinking of bloodroot and witches, or of mushrooms called “destroying angels” and “death cups.”
From Literature
Davidson adds that there are plenty of mushrooms that live up to their names, like the destroying angel or the death’s cap. “but then your organs will start failing.”
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