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inkcap

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From ink + cap, after its secretion.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: сива копринка (siva koprinka) — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Bulgarian: копринка (koprinka) — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Czech: hnojník — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Danish: blækhat — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Dutch: inktzwam — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Finnish: mustesieni — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • French: coprin — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • German: Tintling — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Hungarian: tintagomba — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Italian: coprino — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Japanese: ヒトヨタケ — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Japanese: 一夜茸 (hitoyotake) — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Lithuanian: mėšlagrybis — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Polish: czernidłak — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Russian: наво́зник (navóznik) — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Slovak: hnojník — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Swedish: bläcksvamp — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis
  • Ukrainian: гнойови́к (hnojovýk) — fungus of the genus Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis