coprinus (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Coprinus*:
NOUN	plant	Coprinus, genus Coprinus	genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid

English > *Coprinus*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae.
Synonym	genus Coprinus
Member of	Agaricaceae, family Agaricaceae	large family including many familiar / familiar mushrooms
Members	inky cap, inky-cap mushroom, Coprinus atramentarius	Having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured
Members	shaggymane, shaggy cap, shaggymane mushroom, Coprinus comatus	Common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores
Broader	fungus genus	Includes lichen genera
Spanish	coprinus, genus coprinus
Catalan	coprinus, genus coprinus

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