Definition of stinkhorn Stinkhorn

stink•horn

We found 4 definitions of stinkhorn from 4 different sources.

What does stinkhorn mean?

Noun Plural: stinkhorns
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"
		carrion fungus
		fungus an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
		order phallales, phallales order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes
		common stinkhorn, phallus impudicus 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
		dog stinkhorn, mutinus caninus 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