Associations to the word «Coprinus»

Wiktionary

COPRINUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Coprinaceae   — mushrooms consisting of Coprinus comatus (the shaggy mane) and its close relatives.

Dictionary definition

COPRINUS, noun. Genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae.

Wise words

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