lawyer's wig
lawyer's wig noun: a species of edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus).
Noun
lawyer's wig (plural lawyer's wigs)
- A species of edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus).
- You find parasols and lawyer's wig more in the fields, and pholiota...1966, Robert Pinget, Plays, volume 2, Hill and Wang, page 144
- 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
- Synonyms:
- shaggy mane, shaggy inkcap
Synonyms of lawyer's wig
Forms of lawyer's wig
| plural | lawyer's wigs |
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Origin of lawyer's wig
From its resemblance to the traditional horsehair wig worn by barristers in Britain.
Questions about lawyer's wig
- What does lawyer's wig mean?
- Lawyer's wig means a species of edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus).
- What part of speech is lawyer's wig?
- Lawyer's wig is a noun.
- What is the plural of lawyer's wig?
- The plural of lawyer's wig is lawyer's wigs.
Words near lawyer's wig in the dictionary
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