inky cap

noun

The mushroom Coprinopsis atramentaria, edible but poisonous when consumed with alcohol.

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tippler's baneinky-cap mushroomCoprinus atramentarius
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Meanings

nouninky cap (plural inky caps)

plural inky caps

  1. The mushroom Coprinopsis atramentaria, edible but poisonous when consumed with alcohol.

    Synonyms: tippler's bane

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe mushroom Coprinopsis atramentaria, edible but poisonous when consumed with alcohol.

Similar
tippler's bane

More synonyms by meaning

nounhaving a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured

Similar
inky-cap mushroomCoprinus atramentarius
Broader
agaric
Also see
tippler's bane

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan bolet de tinta
  • bolet de tintaCoprinopsis atramentaria
Finnish harmaamustesieni
  • harmaamustesieniCoprinopsis atramentaria
Turkish adi mürekkep mantarı
  • adi mürekkep mantarıCoprinopsis atramentaria
Welsh cap inc
  • cap incCoprinopsis atramentaria
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APA

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MLA

“inky cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inky%20cap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inky cap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inky%20cap.

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