shaggy-mane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shaggy-mane
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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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
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 cylindrical or barrel-shaped pileus is characteristic of the shaggy-mane mushroom.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis
The stem is quite slender and the cap and gills quite thin as compared with the shaggy-mane and ink-cap.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis
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
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