Mutinus caninus

Definitions of Mutinus caninus
  1. noun
    a stinkhorn having a stalk without a cap; the slimy gleba is simply plastered on its surface near the apex where winged insects can find it
    synonyms: dog stinkhorn
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    type of:
    carrion fungus, stinkhorn
    any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales
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