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inkcap

inkcap noun: a fungus of one of the genera Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis.

Noun

inkcap (plural 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.2015 September 3, Phil Gates, The Guardian
    • Pick an ink cap and you can fry it up and eat it.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 7

Forms of inkcap

pluralinkcaps

Origin of inkcap

From ink + cap, after its secretion.

Words formed from inkcap

Questions about inkcap

What does inkcap mean?
Inkcap means a fungus of one of the genera Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis.
What part of speech is inkcap?
Inkcap is a noun.
What is the plural of inkcap?
The plural of inkcap is inkcaps.

Words near inkcap in the dictionary

  1. inkbottle
  2. inkbottles
  3. inkbrush
  4. inkbrushes
  5. inkbush
  6. inkcap
  7. inkcaps
  8. inkciyo
  9. inkdot
  10. inkdots
  11. inkdrop

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