inky cap
noun
any mushroom of the genus Coprinus, especially C. atramentarius, characterized by gills that disintegrate into blackish liquid after the spores mature.
Origin of inky cap
1First recorded in 1920–25
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How to use inky cap in a sentence
Its relative, the inky cap is just as good to eat, but not so handsome.
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