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shaggymane

noun shag·gy·mane \ ˈsha-gē-ˌmān \

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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1895

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