shag·gy·mane | \ ˈsha-gē-ˌmān 
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\Definition of shaggymane
: a common edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus) having an elongated shaggy white pileus with deliquescing gills and black spores
— called also shaggy cap
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The first known use of shaggymane was in 1895
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