shaggy-mane

American  

[shag-ee-meyn] / ˈʃæg iˌmeɪn /

noun

1. an edible inky-cap mushroom, Coprinus comatus, having an elongated, shaggy pileus.

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Etymology

Origin of shaggy-mane

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

This deliquescence proceeds much in the same way as in the shaggy-mane, and sometimes the thin remnant of the cap expands and the margin is enrolled over the top.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis

Edible.—One of the finest species in this genus is the shaggy-mane, or horse-tail mushroom, as it is popularly called.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis

The annulus or ring on the stem of the ink-cap is very different from that of the shaggy-mane.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis

The stems are shorter than those of the shaggy-mane and the cap is different in shape and color.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis

There is one curious feature about the expansion of the pileus of the shaggy-mane which could not escape our attention.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis