stinking Roger

noun

1. any of various plants having an unpleasant odor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stinking Roger¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The grass along the headlands was almost as tall as the corn; the Bathurst-burr, the Scotch-thistles, and the "stinking Roger" were taller.

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