A genus of small, delicate fungi commonly called inky caps, known for their ability to rapidly dissolve into a black inky liquid after releasing spores.
From Latin copra (dung) + Greek -inus (suffix indicating relationship), though modern consensus debates whether the 'dung' etymology is accurate, as these are wood-decomposing fungi.
Inky cap mushrooms literally autodigest themselves after reproducing—they're fungi that commit biological suicide to spread spores, which is equal parts morbid and brilliant from nature's perspective.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.