Definition of Coprinus
:a genus of black-spored agarics of the family Agaricaceae in which the pileus breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid — see shaggymane
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Coprinus
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Cop·ri·nus
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ˈkäprənəs
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kəˈprīnəs
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Origin and Etymology of coprinus
New Latin, from Greek koprinos of dung, from kopros dung; from the habitat of some species
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