genus Coprinus

Definitions of genus Coprinus
  1. noun
    genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae
    synonyms: Coprinus
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    type of:
    fungus genus
    includes lichen genera
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