Definition of stinkhorn
:any of various fetid basidiomycetous fungi (order Phallales, especially Phallus impudicus) having spores dispersed by insects
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The best method for eliminating the stinkhorn from the yard is to dig it up or handpick it out.
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First Known Use of stinkhorn
circa 1724
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