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/shag"ee mayn'/, n.an edible inky-cap mushroom, Coprinus comatus, having an elongated, shaggy pileus.Also called, shaggy cap.[1905-10]
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shaggy mane — shaggy cap, shaggy ink cap or shaggy mane noun An edible fungus (Coprinus comatus) with a white, cylindrical, shaggy scaled cap • • • Main Entry: ↑shag … Useful english dictionary
shaggy-mane — /shag ee mayn /, n. an edible inky cap mushroom, Coprinus comatus, having an elongated, shaggy pileus. Also called, shaggy cap. [1905 10] … Useful english dictionary
shaggy ink-cap — shaggy cap, shaggy ink cap or shaggy mane noun An edible fungus (Coprinus comatus) with a white, cylindrical, shaggy scaled cap • • • Main Entry: ↑shag … Useful english dictionary
shaggy cap — noun common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores • Syn: ↑shaggymane, ↑shaggymane mushroom, ↑Coprinus comatus • Hypernyms: ↑agaric • Member Holonyms: ↑Coprinus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mane — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ flowing ▪ shaggy, tangled ▪ thick ▪ long ▪ silky ▪ … Collocations dictionary
shaggy — shaggily, adv. shagginess, n. /shag ee/, adj., shaggier, shaggiest. 1. covered with or having long, rough hair. 2. untidy; unkempt: a shaggy person. 3. rough and matted; forming a bushy mass, as the hair or mane. 4. having a rough nap, as cloth … Universalium
shaggy — adj. Shaggy is used with these nouns: ↑bang, ↑beard, ↑coat, ↑eyebrow, ↑fur, ↑hair, ↑mane … Collocations dictionary
shaggy — shag•gy [[t]ˈʃæg i[/t]] adj. gi•er, gi•est 1) covered with or having long, rough hair 2) untidy; unkempt 3) forming a bushy mass, as the hair or mane 4) having a rough nap, as cloth 5) cvb done in a sloppy manner • Etymology: 1580–90 shag′gi•ly,… … From formal English to slang
shaggy — /ˈʃægi / (say shagee) adjective (shaggier, shaggiest) 1. covered with or having long, rough hair. 2. unkempt. 3. rough and matted; forming a bushy mass, as the hair, mane, etc. 4. having a rough nap, as cloth. {shag1 + g + y1} –shaggily, adverb… …
Coprinus comatus — C. comatus young Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi … Wikipedia
