stinkhorn

[stingk-hawrn]

noun

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

stinkhorn

/ ˈstɪŋkˌhɔːn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of stinkhorn¹

First recorded in 1715–25; stink + horn

Example Sentences

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

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

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Posted by Stephen Your mushroom find is a stinkhorn.

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There are lobster mushrooms, so-called because of their red color; shaggy manes, an edible lawn mushroom; stinkhorn mushrooms, which emit an unpleasant odor; and chanterelles, prized among epicureans.

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I knew then that I had unwittingly grabbed a piece of a stinkhorn mushroom.

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