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stinkhorn

American

[stingk-hawrn] / ˈstɪŋkˌhɔrn /

noun

any of various rank-smelling, brown-capped mushrooms of the genus Phallus, especially P. impudicus.

stinkhorn British

/ ˈstɪŋkˌhɔːn /

noun

any of various basidiomycetous saprotrophic fungi of the genus Phallus, such as P. impudicus, having an offensive odour

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Etymology

Origin of stinkhorn

First recorded in 1715–25; stink + horn

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stinkhorn

This, it might surprise you, wouldn’t be my only run-in with the stinkhorn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

Sadly, this has done nothing to help varieties such as slippery jack, stinkhorn or shaggy ink cap on to our dinner tables.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 30, 2017

Posted by Stephen Your mushroom find is a stinkhorn.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2011

A new species of stinkhorn from Africa, Phallus drewesii, has been named in honour of the California Academy of Sciences herpetologist Dr Robert Drewes.

From The Guardian ● May 23, 2010

It has an abominably disgusting odour, and is therefore named the "lattice stinkhorn."

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

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