stinkhorn

/ˌstɪŋkˈhɔrn/

Definitions of stinkhorn

1. noun

   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

   types:

   Phallus impudicus, common stinkhorn

   a common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatism

   Phallus ravenelii

   this stinkhorn has a cap with a granulose surface at the apex and smells like decaying flesh

   Mutinus caninus, dog stinkhorn

   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

   Pseudocolus fusiformis, stinky squid

   a stinkhorn of genus Pseudocolus; the fruiting body first resembles a small puffball that soon splits open to form a stalk with tapering arms that arch and taper to a common point

   type of:

   fungus

   an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia