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PRONUNCIATION OF STINKHORN

stinkhorn  [ˈstɪŋkˌhɔːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STINKHORN

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Stinkhorn is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STINKHORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

stinkhorn

Phallaceae

The Phallaceae are a family of fungi, commonly known as stinkhorn mushrooms. Belonging to the fungal order Phallales, the Phallaceae have a worldwide distribution, but are especially prevalent in tropical regions. They are known for their foul-smelling, sticky spore masses, or gleba, borne on the end of a stalk called the receptaculum. The characteristic fruiting-body structure, a single, unbranched receptaculum with an externally attached gleba on the upper part, distinguishes the Phallaceae from other families in the Phalalles. The spore mass typically smells of carrion or dung, and attracts flies and other insects to help disperse the spores. Although a great diversity of body structure shape exists between the various genera, all species in the Phallaceae begin their development as oval or round structures known as "eggs". According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 21 genera and 77 species.

Definition of stinkhorn in the English dictionary

The definition of stinkhorn in the dictionary is any of various basidiomycetous saprotrophic fungi of the genus Phallus, such as P. impudicus, having an offensive odour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STINKHORN


alphorn
ˈælpˌhɔːn
bighorn
ˈbɪɡˌhɔːn
buckhorn
ˈbʌkˌhɔːn
bullhorn
ˈbʊlˌhɔːn
flugelhorn
ˈfluːɡəlˌhɔːn
foghorn
ˈfɒɡˌhɔːn
greenhorn
ˈɡriːnˌhɔːn
hartshorn
ˈhɑːtsˌhɔːn
inkhorn
ˈɪŋkˌhɔːn
leghorn
ˈlɛɡˌhɔːn
longhorn
ˈlɒŋˌhɔːn
Matterhorn
ˈmætəˌhɔːn
pronghorn
ˈprɒŋˌhɔːn
saxhorn
ˈsæksˌhɔːn
shoehorn
ˈʃuːˌhɔːn
shorthorn
ˈʃɔːtˌhɔːn
stockhorn
ˈstɒkˌhɔːn
Strayhorn
ˈstreɪˌhɔːn
waldhorn
ˈwɔːldˌhɔːn
Weisshorn
ˈvaɪsˌhɔːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STINKHORN

stink
stink ball
stink bomb
stink bug
stink out
stink trap
stinkard
stinker
stinkeroo
stinkier
stinkiest
stinking
stinking badger
stinking goosefoot
stinking iris
stinking mayweed
stinking smut
stinkingly
stinkingness
stinko

WORDS THAT END LIKE STINKHORN

alpenhorn
blackthorn
buckthorn
English horn
firethorn
French horn
hawthorn
horn
hunting horn
lanthorn
Little Bighorn
post horn
powder horn
rhino horn
sea buckthorn
shorn
Texas longhorn
thorn
Wetterhorn
whitethorn

Synonyms and antonyms of stinkhorn in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Stinkhorn
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Stinkhorn
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stinkhorn
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Translator English - Turkish

stinkhorn
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

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Translator English - Polish

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Translator English - Ukrainian

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Translator English - Afrikaans

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Translator English - Swedish

Stinkhorn
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Translator English - Norwegian

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Trends of use of stinkhorn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STINKHORN»

The term «stinkhorn» is normally little used and occupies the 124.053 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STINKHORN» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STINKHORN»

Discover the use of stinkhorn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stinkhorn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Perfumier and the Stinkhorn
In these elegant, short essays, revered nature writer Richard Mabey attempts to marry a Romantic's view of the natural world with that of the meticulous observations of the scientist.
Richard Mabey, 2011
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Pee-Yew!: The Stinkiest, Smelliest Animals, Insects, and ...
he. Lantern. Stinkhorn. Imagine a mushroom that pokes out of the ground looking like a horn with a top covered in black, slimy ooze full of tiny mushroom spores. Oh yes, and imagine the whole thing smells like dog poop. YUCK! Well, that's a ...
Mike Artell, 2006
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A Field Guide to Mushrooms: North America
COLUMN STINKHORN PL 43 Clathrus columnatus Medium-sized, pink, spongy receptacle consisting of 2-5 thick columns united at apex. Odor unpleasant Columns narrowed at base, wider above, curved, more or less angular; rising from ...
Kent H. McKnight, Roger Tory Peterson, 1998
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Texas Mushrooms: A Field Guide
"Fenced in all around" is a rough translation of the species' name for this stinkhorn and nicely describes the distinct head. In older works it is often called Sim- Mum sphaerocephalum. Description: This stinkhorn resembles a hollow stalk with a ...
Susan Metzler, 1992
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Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois and Surrounding States: A ...
Stinkhorns. and. False. Morels. Stinkhorn Morel, Phallus hadriani. In the fall, an eerily similar thing known as Phallus impudicus and Phallus hadrioni—two of the stinkhorns—appear on the ground. These goo-covered morel look-alikes rise ...
Joe McFarland, Gregory M. Mueller, 2009
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Official Rules New World Odor International Freestyle ...
The Stinkhorn is fitted with a highly polished bell section fashioned from pounded brass and a mouthpiece similar to those used on bass euphoniums. The Stinkhorn is used primarily to herald the beginning and the end of the competition .
Dietrich Von Schmausen, 2008
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Mushrooms of Colorado and the Southern Rocky Mountains
Beginners often confuse the common Stinkhorn, Pballus impudicus, with the Yellow Morel because of superficial similarities in its pitted-looking head. The Stinkhorn, however, fruits during summer and fall in backyards and disturbed areas.
Vera Stucky Evenson, 1997
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Mushrooms of Cape Cod and the National Seashore
As the stinkhorn matures, a hollow stalk with a head or arms arises from the egg. A slimv, foul-smelling spore mass is formed within the greenish, gelatinous slime inside the egg. At maturitv, it is released through the stalk and covers the head ...
Arleen Rainis Bessette, Alan Bessette, William J. Neill, 2001
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Biology: Organisms and Adaptations
iStockpIlutn.com/Htiud tie Mall Figure 15.20 Stinkhorn fungus. Stinkhorns attract flies with their foul odor. The flies then disperse the stinkhorn spores to new locations. i 14hk+ Iv the "eggs" out of the cup, and the eggs then stick to whatever  ...
Robert Noyd, Jerome Krueger, Kendra Hill, 2013
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Mycophilia
The netted stinkhorn, a truly repulsive-looking mushroom, smells like rotting meat (actually, it's the spores that stink). It attracts flies, which pick up the sticky spores on their legs and transport them to another stinkhorn or a new habitat.* A rust ...
Eugenia Bone

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STINKHORN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stinkhorn is used in the context of the following news items.
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The mushroom that lives up to its smelly name
Larry discovered Phallus rubicundushas, called “stinkhorn” by us less scientific types. There are different species of stinkhorns and they are fairly widespread ... «The Courier, Jun 15»
2
Rare mushroom worshiped for lottery numbers in Bangkok home
A rare Octopus Stinkhorn mushroom discovered in the pot of a Bangkok houseplant has become an object of worship and potential fortune as crowds line up to ... «Coconuts Bangkok, May 15»
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Stinkhorn Mushrooms, Magnets For Spore-Eating Insects
When I read the name, Common Stinkhorn, I knew I was onto something. The many species of Stinkhorn share the property of a particularly repulsive odor. «MTPR, May 15»
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Cool, wet weather brings on crop of stinkhorn fungus
##A: It sounds like the elegant stinkhorn (Mutinus elegans), and it is harmless. It is a fungus but does not exhibit the familiar stem and cap that we associate with ... «News-Daily.com, Apr 15»
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Stinkhorn, dog vomit and 'crape murder'
However, every now and then I got a whiff of a very foul smell. I thought to myself, "there must be a stinkhorn mushroom somewhere here." Sure enough, this was ... «Ocala, Feb 15»
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Meet Octopus Stinkhorn. Nope, Not a Real Octopus but an Exotic …
It looks like an octopus with red tentacles but the octopus stinkhorn is actually a fungus. It is also edible despite the fact that it smells like rotting flesh. «Tech Times, Dec 14»
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What is this strange, awful-smelling, pink plant growing in my yard …
Bobby Blanchard -- Bobby Blanchard. ANSWER: This is a mushroom produced by the stinkhorn fungi, Clathrus columnatus. There are no fungicides or chemical ... «NOLA.com, Dec 14»
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Stinky dog stinkhorn mushrooms
What they have found is a mushroom that is called the dog stinkhorn or Mutinus caninus. It comes by its common name because of its appearance and how it ... «Michigan State University Extension, Nov 14»
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Ask Alys: your gardening questions answered
Stinkhorns, as the name suggests, stink and often look a bit like horns, though they can look much weirder. There are two families, Phallaceae (which look much ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
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This fungus sure can stink up a straw-bale vegetable garden
It's called stinkhorn. Where the first syllable comes from is obvious. The "horn" part undoubtedly refers to those red-orange tubes, which sort of look like horns. «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Aug 14»

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