shaggymane

noun

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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