Resembling an erect penis; (Mycology ) denoting fungi of the order Phallales.
noun
Mycology. A fungus of the order Phallales.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). From phallus + -oid, originally after post-classical Latin phalloides phallus-like, used specifically of fungi from ancient Greek ϕαλλός penis + post-classical Latin -oides.