Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Poisonous"

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A: definition 1: a substance or a plant that can cause death or illness if eaten or touched
- "That mushroom is poisonous. We cannot eat it."

definition 2: unpleasant or bad
- "The sisters had a big fight. There is a poisonous atmosphere around them."

A: Poisonous refers to something that is harmful / toxic if ingested (eaten).

Venomous refers to something that is harmful / toxic if injected (such as through a bite, sting, or needle).

A: poisonous - something is poisonous (poison ivy)

poisoning- (if you drank that you will get food poisoning)

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A: Something is venomous when it is injected directly into the skin, such as a snake bite or a jellyfish sting. Something is poisonous when it is absorbed by simply touching or eating it such as poison ivy or a poison dart frog. Both venom and poison are extremely toxic, but the difference lies in how it is delivered.

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A: They are almost the same thing, but venomous is usually referring to animals, like a snake, spider, or scorpion or something like that. Poisonous can be used for animals but also anything else that is toxic.

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