Maltese mushroom
noun
A parasitic flowering plant, Cynomorium coccineum (family Cynomoriaceae), once thought peculiar to Malta and Gozo, which was formerly called Fungus melitensis because of its resemblance to a stinkhorn fungus and valued as a styptic.
Origin
Early 19th century.
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