stinkhorn

[ stingk-hawrn ]

noun

1. any of various rank-smelling, brown-capped mushrooms of the genus Phallus, especially P. impudicus.

stinkhorn

/ ˈstɪŋkˌhɔːn /

noun

1. any of various basidiomycetous saprotrophic fungi of the genus Phallus, such as P. impudicus, having an offensive odour

Word History and Origins

Origin of stinkhorn¹

First recorded in 1715–25; stink + horn

Example Sentences

Sadly, this has done nothing to help varieties such as slippery jack, stinkhorn or shaggy ink cap on to our dinner tables.

From The Guardian

Posted by Stephen Your mushroom find is a stinkhorn.

From New York Times

There are lobster mushrooms, so-called because of their red color; shaggy manes, an edible lawn mushroom; stinkhorn mushrooms, which emit an unpleasant odor; and chanterelles, prized among epicureans.

From Washington Post

I knew then that I had unwittingly grabbed a piece of a stinkhorn mushroom.

From New York Times

Amongst these is the fetid odour of the common stinkhorn, which is intensified in the more beautiful and curious Clathrus.

From Project Gutenberg