lawyer's wig

noun

A species of edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus).

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shaggy maneshaggy inkcap
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Meanings

nounlawyer's wig (plural lawyer's wigs)

plural lawyer's wigs

  1. A species of edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus).

    In Britain, Coprinus comatus is dubbed the Lawyer's wig.

    2003, Charles L. Fergus, Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northeast, Stackpole Books, page 33
    2 more examples

    You find parasols and lawyer's wig more in the fields, and pholiota...

    1966, Robert Pinget, Plays, volume 2, Hill and Wang, page 144

    These Lawyer's wig fungi are for me the best tasting mushrooms, even better than cepes and they are wonderful just gently fried in butter.

    1999, Fungigirl, free.uk.nature.mushrooms

    Synonyms: shaggy mane, shaggy inkcap

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA species of edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus).

Similar
shaggy maneshaggy inkcap
Also see
shaggy inkcapshaggy mane

Origin

From its resemblance to the traditional horsehair wig worn by barristers in Britain.

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Translations

Bulgarian порцеланова копринка
  • порцеланова копринка (porcelanova koprinka)Coprinus comatus
Chinese Mandarin 雞腿菇 /鸡腿菇
  • 雞腿菇 /鸡腿菇 (jītuǐgū)Coprinus comatus
Czech hnojník obecný
  • hnojník obecnýCoprinus comatus
Dutch geschubde inktzwam
  • geschubde inktzwamCoprinus comatus
Finnish suomumustesieni
  • suomumustesieniCoprinus comatus
French coprin chevelu
  • coprin cheveluCoprinus comatus
German Schopftintling
  • SchopftintlingCoprinus comatus
Hungarian gyapjas tintagomba
  • gyapjas tintagombaCoprinus comatus
Irish caidhp dhubh ghiobach, caidhp mhosach
  • caidhp dhubh ghiobachCoprinus comatus
  • caidhp mhosachCoprinus comatus
Italian agarico chiomato, coprino chiomato
  • agarico chiomatoCoprinus comatus
  • coprino chiomatoCoprinus comatus
Japanese ササクレヒトヨタケ
  • ササクレヒトヨタケ (sasakurehitoyotake)Coprinus comatus
Korean 먹물버섯
  • 먹물버섯 (meongmulbeoseot)Coprinus comatus
Lithuanian gauruotasis mėšlagrybis
  • gauruotasis mėšlagrybisCoprinus comatus
Polish czernidłak kołpakowaty
  • czernidłak kołpakowatyCoprinus comatus
Russian наво́зник бе́лый
  • наво́зник бе́лый (navóznik bélyj)Coprinus comatus
Swedish fjällig bläcksvamp
  • fjällig bläcksvampCoprinus comatus
Ukrainian гнойови́к бі́лий
  • гнойови́к бі́лий (hnojovýk bílyj)Coprinus comatus
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APA

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MLA

“lawyer's wig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lawyer's%20wig. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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