Coprinus

noun

Cop·​ri·​nus

ˈkäprənəs,

kəˈprīnəs

: a genus of black-spored agarics of the family Agaricaceae in which the pileus breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid see shaggymane

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek koprinos of dung, from kopros dung; from the habitat of some species

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