stinkhorn
- noun
- /ˈstɪŋkˌhɔrn/
:
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- In many gardens, you can find a stinkhorn emerging from the ground, giving off a foul scent to lure insects.
Examples
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Just don't tell the guys about the stinkhorns, OK? - Frank to: fmurphy@showmenet.net
Fiction book (2001) -
This is hard science, grounded in the evolutionary strategy of the stinkhorn.
Fiction book (2001) -
Thus making the humble stinkhorn a smashing reproductive success.
Fiction book (2001) -
A fruit body, part of the sexual phase of the life cycle, of the stinkhorn fungus Phallus calongei, described as a new species from Pakistan in 2009.
Academic text (2011) -
The stinkhorn emits a strong odor that attracts flies and other insects.
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Walking through the forest, I noticed a stinkhorn that smelled exactly like spoiled meat.
Synonyms
A fungus that smells like rotten meat to attract insects
Compounds
- Specialized
A fungus with a stalk and a slimy top that smells bad and attracts insects
How Smelly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stinkhorn comes from the simple words stink ('bad smell') and horn ('pointed shape'), because the fungus often looks a little like a horn and gives off a strong smell. That's why a stinkhorn today means a fungus or mushroom with a very bad smell that even attracts insects.