"lawyer's wig" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lawyer's wigs [plural]
Etymology: From its resemblance to the traditional horsehair wig worn by barristers in Britain. Head templates: {{en-noun}} lawyer's wig (plural lawyer's wigs)
  1. A certain edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus). Categories (lifeform): Euagarics Synonyms: shaggy mane, shaggy inkcap Translations (Coprinus comatus): порцеланова копринка (porcelanova koprinka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 雞腿菇 (Chinese Mandarin), 鸡腿菇 (jītuǐgū) (Chinese Mandarin), hnojník obecný [masculine] (Czech), geschubde inktzwam [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), suomumustesieni (Finnish), coprin chevelu [masculine] (French), Schopftintling [masculine] (German), gyapjas tintagomba (Hungarian), caidhp dhubh ghiobach [feminine] (Irish), caidhp mhosach [feminine] (Irish), agarico chiomato [masculine] (Italian), coprino chiomato [masculine] (Italian), ササクレヒトヨタケ (sasakurehitoyotake) (Japanese), 먹물버섯 (meongmulbeoseot) (Korean), gauruotasis mėšlagrybis [masculine] (Lithuanian), czernidłak kołpakowaty [masculine] (Polish), наво́зник бе́лый (navóznik bélyj) [masculine] (Russian), fjällig bläcksvamp [common-gender] (Swedish), гнойови́к бі́лий (hnojovýk bílyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-lawyer's_wig-en-noun-grTiBHBG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1966, Robert Pinget, Plays, volume 2, Hill and Wang, page 144",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "porcelanova koprinka",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
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          "word": "порцеланова копринка"
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          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "word": "雞腿菇"
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          "roman": "jītuǐgū",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "word": "鸡腿菇"
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          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
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          "word": "geschubde inktzwam"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "word": "suomumustesieni"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Schopftintling"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "word": "gyapjas tintagomba"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "caidhp dhubh ghiobach"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "agarico chiomato"
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          ],
          "word": "coprino chiomato"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sasakurehitoyotake",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "word": "ササクレヒトヨタケ"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "meongmulbeoseot",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "word": "먹물버섯"
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          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "gauruotasis mėšlagrybis"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "czernidłak kołpakowaty"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "navóznik bélyj",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "наво́зник бе́лый"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "fjällig bläcksvamp"
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        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "hnojovýk bílyj",
          "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гнойови́к бі́лий"
        }
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1999, Fungigirl, free.uk.nature.mushrooms",
          "text": "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.",
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        },
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          "word": "shaggy mane"
        },
        {
          "word": "shaggy inkcap"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "porcelanova koprinka",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "порцеланова копринка"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "word": "雞腿菇"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jītuǐgū",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "word": "鸡腿菇"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hnojník obecný"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "geschubde inktzwam"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "word": "suomumustesieni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coprin chevelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schopftintling"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "word": "gyapjas tintagomba"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caidhp dhubh ghiobach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "caidhp mhosach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agarico chiomato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coprino chiomato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sasakurehitoyotake",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "word": "ササクレヒトヨタケ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "meongmulbeoseot",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "word": "먹물버섯"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gauruotasis mėšlagrybis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "czernidłak kołpakowaty"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "navóznik bélyj",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "наво́зник бе́лый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fjällig bläcksvamp"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hnojovýk bílyj",
      "sense": "Coprinus comatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гнойови́к бі́лий"
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