# toadstool

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtəʊdˌstuːl/ · frequency rank #97,631

## Definitions
1. Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.

## Etymology
From Middle English tode-stole, tadstol, taddestol, equivalent to toad + stool. Compare dialectal English frogstool (“toadstool”), Saterland Frisian Poagestoul (“mushroom”, literally “frog's stool”), Dutch paddenstoel.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/toadstool