inky cap


inky cap

noun

Definition of INKY CAP

: a mushroom (genus Coprinus, especially C. atramentarius) whose pileus deliquesces into an inky fluid after the spores have matured —called also ink cap

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First Known Use of INKY CAP

1923

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