Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mushroom of the genus Coprinus. See
ink-mushroom and Coprinus.
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Examples
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= -- The ink-cap (_Coprinus atramentarius_) occurs under much the same conditions as the shaggy-mane, and is sometimes found accompanying it.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886
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The stem is quite slender and the cap and gills quite thin as compared with the shaggy-mane and ink-cap.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886
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These striations are minute furrows or depressed lines, and form one of the characters of the species, being much more prominent than on the cap of the ink-cap.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886
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The annulus or ring on the stem of the ink-cap is very different from that of the shaggy-mane.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. George Francis Atkinson 1886
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