inkcap

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inkcap

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From ink + cap, after its secretion.

noun inkcaps

  1. A fungus of one of the genera Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis. The outer ranks of a troop of several hundred fairy inkcaps, Coprinellus disseminatus, encircling a coppiced hazel stool, are already deliquescing into gooey black spore-laden ink that will soon be carried away on the feet of beetles and flies.

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noun fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis

日本語ヒトヨタケ, 一夜茸 hitoyotake
Françaiscoprin
DeutschTintling
Italianocoprino
Русскийнаво́зник navóznik

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@misc{inkcap_2026,
  title = {inkcap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inkcap},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}