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inkcap

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A fungus of one of the genera Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis.

Equivalents

Françaiscoprin
DeutschTintling
Italianocoprino
6 more languages
Češtinahnojník
Nederlandsinktzwam
Русскийнаво́зник
Slovenčinahnojník

Examples

“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.”
“Pick⟳ an ink cap and you can fry it up and eat⟳ it.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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