stinkhorn

[ stingk-hawrn ]
/ ˈstɪŋkˌhɔrn /

noun

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

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Origin of stinkhorn

First recorded in 1715–25; stink + horn

Words nearby stinkhorn

stink trap, stinkard, stinkaroo, stinkball, stinker, stinkhorn, stinking, stinking ash, stinking badger, stinking cedar, stinking chamomile
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British Dictionary definitions for stinkhorn

stinkhorn
/ (ˈstɪŋkˌhɔːn) /

noun

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