Stinkhorn

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(Bot.) A kind of fungus of the genus Phallus, which emits a fetid odor.

Noun

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stinkhorn - any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales; "the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts insects that carry the spores away on their feet" Synonyms: carrion fungus

carrion fungus, common stinkhorn, dog stinkhorn, fungus, Mutinus caninus, order Phallales, Phallales, Phallus impudicus, Phallus ravenelii, Pseudocolus fusiformis, stinky squid