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Stinkhorn Definition & Meaning

stinkhorn
noun
  1. any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales; "the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts insects that carry the spores away on their feet"

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What does stinkhorn mean?
any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales; "the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts insects that carry the spores away on their feet"
What part of speech is stinkhorn?
Stinkhorn is a noun.

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