padstool

English

Etymology

From Middle English padstol, paddestol, padestol, equivalent to pad (“toad”) +‎ stool. Cognate with Dutch paddestoel (“toadstool”).

Noun

padstool (plural padstools)

  1. (now chiefly dialectal) toadstool
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