stinkhorn

[ stingk-hawrn ]
/ ˈstɪŋkˌhɔrn /

noun

any of various rank-smelling, brown-capped mushrooms of the genus Phallus, especially P. impudicus.

Origin of stinkhorn

First recorded in 1715–25; stink + horn

British Dictionary definitions for stinkhorn

stinkhorn
/ (ˈstɪŋkˌhɔːn) /

noun

any of various basidiomycetous saprotrophic fungi of the genus Phallus, such as P. impudicus, having an offensive odour