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amatoxin
am·a·tox·in [ àmmə tóksin ] (plural am·a·tox·ins)


noun 
Definition:
 
poison from mushroom: any one of a range of liver, heart, and kidney poisons found in the death cap mushroom
[Mid-20th century. < Greek amanitai, type of fungus + toxin]
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