STINKHORN

stinkhorn, carrion fungus

(noun) any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales; “the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts insects that carry the spores away on their feet”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stinkhorn (plural stinkhorns)

Any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom.

Source: Wiktionary


Stink"horn`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A kind of fungus of the genus Phallus, which emits a fetid odor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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