late 14c., apparently just what it looks like: a fanciful name from Middle English tadde "toad" (see toad) + stole "stool" (see stool). Toads themselves were regarded as highly poisonous, and this word is "popularly restricted to poisonous or inedible fungi, as distinct from edible "mushrooms" [OED]. Compare toad-cheese, a poisonous fungi; toad's meat (1886), a "rustic" term for toadstool.
双语例句
1. The stalk of mushroom or toadstool , which bears the cap or pileus.
菌柄:蘑菇或伞菌结构的一部分,其上着生菌盖.
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2. How can I tell the difference between a mushroom and a toadstool?
我怎样才能把蘑菇和毒蕈区别开 呢 ?
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3. Younger Scout: How can I tell the a mushroom and a toadstool?
