shaggy-mane

[ shag-ee-meyn ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of shaggy-mane¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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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.

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The shaggy-mane often furnishes a surprise of this kind.

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The plant is called shaggy-mane because of the very shaggy appearance of the cap, due to the surface being torn up into long locks.

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