stinkhorn

stink·horn

S0762300 (stĭngk′hôrn′)n. Any of several foul-smelling fungi of the order Phallales, such as Phallus impudicus or P. ravenelii, having a thick, cylindrical stalk and a narrow cap.

stinkhorn

(ˈstɪŋkˌhɔːn) n (Plants) any of various basidiomycetous saprotrophic fungi of the genus Phallus, such as P. impudicus, having an offensive odour

stink•horn

(ˈstɪŋkˌhɔrn)

n. any rank-smelling, brown-capped mushrooms of the genus Phallus, esp. P. impudicus. [1715–25]

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stinkhorn - 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"carrion fungusfungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytiaorder Phallales, Phallales - order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetescommon stinkhorn, Phallus impudicus - a common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatismPhallus ravenelii - this stinkhorn has a cap with a granulose surface at the apex and smells like decaying fleshdog stinkhorn, Mutinus caninus - a stinkhorn having a stalk without a cap; the slimy gleba is simply plastered on its surface near the apex where winged insects can find itPseudocolus fusiformis, stinky squid - a stinkhorn of genus Pseudocolus; the fruiting body first resembles a small puffball that soon splits open to form a stalk with tapering arms that arch and taper to a common point

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