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stinkhorn
[ stingk-hawrn ]
/ ˈstɪŋkˌhɔrn /
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noun
any of various rank-smelling, brown-capped mushrooms of the genus Phallus, especially P. impudicus.
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How to use stinkhorn in a sentence
Amongst these is the fetid odour of the common stinkhorn, which is intensified in the more beautiful and curious Clathrus.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
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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