Definition of Shaggymane

1. Noun. Common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores.

Exact synonyms: Coprinus Comatus, Shaggy Cap, Shaggymane Mushroom
Generic synonyms: Agaric
Group relationships: Coprinus, Genus Coprinus

Definition of Shaggymane

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shaggymane

shagginess
shagginesses
shaggings
shaggy
shaggy-dog stories
shaggy-dog story
shaggy aorta
shaggy cap
shaggy chorion
shaggy dog stories
shaggy dog story
shaggy heart
shaggy kinase
shaggy pericardium
shaggymane (current term)
shaggymane mushroom
shaggymanes
shagnasties
shagnasty
shagpile
shagreen patch
shagreen patches
shagreen skin
shagreened
shagreens
shagroon
shagroons
shags

Literary usage of Shaggymane

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

1. A Text-book of Mycology and Plant Pathology by John William Harshberger (1917)
"shaggymane, Coprinus comatus and beefsteak have been placed on the surface of the protoplasm and in a few hours these substances have been found in advanced ..."

2. Where Dwells the Soul Serene by Stanton Davis Kirkham (1907)
"We shall feast on green russula, shaggymane and oyster mushrooms, and shall be regaled with butternuts and hazel, chestnut and hickory; there shall be wild ..."

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