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Definition 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"
Generic synonyms: Fungus
Group relationships: Order Phallales, Phallales
Specialized synonyms: Common Stinkhorn, Phallus Impudicus, Phallus Ravenelii, Dog Stinkhorn, Mutinus Caninus, Pseudocolus Fusiformis, Stinky Squid
Definition of Stinkhorn
1. n. A kind of fungus of the genus Phallus, which emits a fetid odor.
Definition of Stinkhorn
1. Noun. Any fungus of the order ''Phallales'' which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stinkhorn
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Stinkhorn
Literary usage of Stinkhorn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"This superficially resembles, to some degree, the stinkhorn. It grows upon the
ground and the fruit-body consists of a hollow, cylindrical stem, ..."
2. Reports of the Survey (1899)
"This superficially resembles, to some degree, the stinkhorn. It grows upon the
ground and the fruit-body consists of a hollow, cylindrical stem, ..."
3. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents: Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"The mycelium, or spawn, of the stinkhorn consists of strands which push their
way through the ground or through the decaying vegetable matter on ..."
4. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"... the nauseous overwhelming odour,' given out by the stinkhorn, ... eaten of
the stinkhorn, as also of several other offensive and dangerous fungi. ..."
5. Nature Study and Life by Clifton Fremont Hodge (1902)
"... decaying wood and possibly turn over the soil to a depth of a foot effectually
to rid the place of the nuisance. FIG. 184. stinkhorn MUSHROOM AND EGGS ..."
6. Nature Study and Life by Clifton Fremont Hodge (1902)
"... decaying wood and possibly turn over the soil to a depth of a foot effectually
to rid the place of the nuisance. FIG. 184. stinkhorn MUSHROOM AND EGGS ..."
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