Coprinus

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Coprinus - genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae genus Coprinus fungus genus - includes lichen genera Agaricaceae, family Agaricaceae - large family including many familiar mushrooms Coprinus atramentarius, inky cap, inky-cap mushroom - having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured Coprinus comatus, shaggy cap, shaggymane, shaggymane mushroom - common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores