Definition of Inky cap

1. Noun. Having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured.

Exact synonyms: Coprinus Atramentarius, Inky-cap Mushroom
Generic synonyms: Agaric
Group relationships: Coprinus, Genus Coprinus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inky Cap

inks
inkshed
inkspot
inkspots
inkstand
inkstands
inkstone
inkstones
inkwell
inkwells
inkwood
inkwoods
inky
inky-black
inky-cap mushroom
inky cap (current term)
inlace
inlaced
inlaces
inlacing
inlagation
inlaid
inland
inland bill
inlander
inlanders
inlandish
inlands
inlapidate
inlapidated

Literary usage of Inky cap

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Source Book of Biological Nature-study by Elliot Rowland Downing (1919)
"The large inky cap is four to six inches tall, and as it breaks through the ground looks like an elongated egg, except that its shell is not smooth but ..."

2. A Text-book of Mycology and Plant Pathology by John William Harshberger (1917)
"Mica inky cap (Fig. 269). Cap ovate, bell-shaped, light tan to brown, darker when moist or old, often glistening from minute, mica-like scales, ..."

3. Legislative Document by New York (State). Legislature (1919)
"While collecting Collybia velutipes in May the writer has often taken large quantities of the inky cap (Coprinus micaceus (Bull. ..."

4. Annual Report (1919)
"While collecting Collybia velutipes in May the writer has often taken large quantities of the inky cap (Coprinus micaceus (Bull. ..."

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