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lawyer's wig en · NOUN

Etymology

From its resemblance to the traditional horsehair wig worn by barristers in Britain.

Meanings

  1. A species of edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus).
    • These Lawyer's wig fungi are for me the best tasting mushrooms, even better than cepes and they are wonderful just gently fried in butter. 1999, Fungigirl, free.uk.nature.mushrooms:
    • In Britain, Coprinus comatus is dubbed the Lawyer's wig. 2003, Charles L. Fergus, Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northeast, Stackpole Books, page 33:
    • You find parasols and lawyer's wig more in the fields, and pholiota... 1966, Robert Pinget, Plays, volume 2, Hill and Wang, page 144:

Forms

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Hypernyms

inkcap

Synonyms

shaggy inkcap · shaggy mane

Translations (19)

pl czernidłak kołpakowaty (Coprinus comatus) · nl geschubde inktzwam (Coprinus comatus) · lt gauruotasis mėšlagrybis (Coprinus comatus) · ja ササクレヒトヨタケ (Coprinus comatus) · sv fjällig bläcksvamp (Coprinus comatus) · de Schopftintling (Coprinus comatus) · it coprino chiomato (Coprinus comatus) · fr coprin chevelu (Coprinus comatus) · bg порцеланова копринка (Coprinus comatus) · uk гнойови́к бі́лий (Coprinus comatus) · cmn 雞腿菇 /鸡腿菇 (Coprinus comatus) · ko 먹물버섯 (Coprinus comatus) · it agarico chiomato (Coprinus comatus) · cs hnojník obecný (Coprinus comatus) · fi suomumustesieni (Coprinus comatus) · ga caidhp dhubh ghiobach (Coprinus comatus) · ga caidhp mhosach (Coprinus comatus) · hu gyapjas tintagomba (Coprinus comatus) · ru наво́зник бе́лый (Coprinus comatus)