stinkhorn

noun

stink·horn ˈstiŋk-ˌhȯrn

: any of various fetid basidiomycetous fungi (order Phallales, especially Phallus impudicus) having spores dispersed by insects

Examples of stinkhorn in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Though some fruiting bodies are microscopic, many are large, conspicuous and somewhat bizarre--like this specimen known by the common name of the starfish stinkhorn. —

Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2011 In September 2018, students from Fifth District Elementary School in Upperco identified a mushroom known as viscid violet cort, and Timonium Elementary schoolers found another type of mushroom known as the elegant stinkhorn. —

Cameron Goodnight, baltimoresun.com, 22 Apr. 2021 Many stinkhorn mushrooms grow during the rainy season, when sites are naturally wet. —

Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Mar. 2021 The best method for eliminating the stinkhorn from the yard is to dig it up or handpick it out. —

Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 25 Aug. 2017

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