SINCE 1828
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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