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shaggy cap

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shag⋅gy-mane

[shag-ee-meyn]
–noun
an edible inky-cap mushroom, Coprinus comatus, having an elongated, shaggy pileus.
Also called, shaggy cap.


Origin:
1905–10
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shaggy cap  
n.  See shaggymane.
shag·gy·mane also shag·gy mane   (shāg'ē-mān')   
n.  An edible inky cap mushroom (Coprinus comatus) having shaggy scales covering the cap. Also called shaggy cap.
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