destroying angel

Questions about destroying angel

What does destroying angel mean?

destroying angel means "fungus similar to Amanita phalloides". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for destroying angel?

Close synonyms include Amanita verna, death cap, death cup, death angel, Amanita phalloides. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is destroying angel a common word?

destroying angel is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.