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Any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales
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stinkhorn
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stinkhorn \Stink"horn`\, n. (Bot.) A kind of fungus of the genus Phallus , which emits a fetid odor.
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any fungus of the order ''(taxlink Phallales order noshow=1)'' which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
type of foul-smelling fungus, 1724, from stink + horn (n.), for its shape.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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" [syn: carrion fungus ]
Usage examples of stinkhorn.
Brivibas looked at Ealstan as if he were a stinkhorn or a poisonous leopard mushroom.