lawyer's wig
English
Etymology
From its resemblance to the traditional horsehair wig worn by barristers in Britain.
Noun
lawyer's wig (plural lawyer's wigs)
- A certain edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus).
- Synonyms: shaggy mane, shaggy inkcap
- Hypernym: inkcap
- 1966, Robert Pinget, Plays, volume 2, Hill and Wang, page 144:
- You find parasols and lawyer's wig more in the fields, and pholiota...
- 2003, Charles L. Fergus, Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northeast, Stackpole Books, page 33:
- In Britain, Coprinus comatus is dubbed the Lawyer's wig.
Translations
Coprinus comatus
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References
- Coprinus comatus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Coprinus comatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Coprinus comatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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