inky cap in English
noun
1
a widely distributed mushroom with a tall, narrow cap and slender white stem, turning into a black liquid after the spores are shed.
In earlier times - the days of quill pens - people actually used the black liquid from inky caps as ink.
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1. The homobasidiomycete Coprinopsis cinerea is a member of the fungi known as inky cap mushrooms, and its fruiting-body pileus Autolyzes soon after completion of the development
2. The homobasidiomycete Coprinopsis cinerea is a member of the fungi known as inky cap mushrooms, and its fruiting-body pileus Autolyzes soon after completion of the development.