Talk of The Villages Florida

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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1658299)

Wants bet, toadstools are poisonous. The the difference mushrooms are edible and toadstools ARE NOT

Facts are fun:

Difference Between Toadstools And Mushrooms - KnowledgeNuts

What Is a Toadstool? | Wonderopolis

Mushrooms and Toadstools: what’s the difference? – Galloway Wild Foods

Mushroom - Wikipedia

...and when you do a google search for toadstool, Merriam-Webster returns an entry for mushroom.

It is a common misconception that the two are different things, and have come to be USED to describe different things. But in fact, toadstool is just a synonym for mushroom.