Coprinus is a small genus of mushrooms consisting of Coprinus comatus (the shaggy mane) and several of its close relatives. Until 2001, Coprinus was a large genus consisting of all agaric species in which the lamellae autodigested to release their spores. (The black ink-like liquid this would create gave these species their common name `inky cap..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprinus
genus of mushrooms comprising some 350 species in the order Agaricales (phylum Basidiomycota, kingdom Fungi). These mushrooms are better known by ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/140
A genus of black-spored basidiomycetous fungi of the family coprinaceae, order agaricales; some species are edible. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
genus Coprinusnoun genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974