1. poisonous or inedible mushrooms, especially those with a cap and stem
Usage: often used in contrast to edible mushrooms

Examples

• The children were warned not to touch the colorful toadstools growing in the forest.
• After the rain, several toadstools sprouted near the old oak tree.
• The fairy tale featured a house surrounded by red and white spotted toadstools.
• Unlike safe mushrooms, these toadstools could make you very sick if eaten.
• The mycologist identified the toadstools as a species of Amanita.
• Bright toadstools often signal danger to foragers in the wild.