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stinkhorn

stinkhorn noun: any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom.

stinkhorn: any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom
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Noun

stinkhorn (plural stinkhorns)

  1. Any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom.

Forms of stinkhorn

pluralstinkhorns

Origin of stinkhorn

From stink + horn.

Words formed from stinkhorn

Questions about stinkhorn

What does stinkhorn mean?
Stinkhorn means any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom.
What part of speech is stinkhorn?
Stinkhorn is a noun.
What is the plural of stinkhorn?
The plural of stinkhorn is stinkhorns.

Words near stinkhorn in the dictionary

  1. stinkfests
  2. stinkgrass
  3. stinkgrasses
  4. stinkhole
  5. stinkholes
  6. stinkhorn
  7. stinkhorns
  8. stinkhouse
  9. stinkhouses
  10. stinkier
  11. stinkies

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