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    DOG STINKHORN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A stinkhorn having a stalk without a cap; the slimy gleba is simply plastered on its surface near the apex where winged insects can find itplay

    Synonyms:

    dog stinkhorn; Mutinus caninus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("dog stinkhorn" is a kind of...):

    carrion fungus; stinkhorn (any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales)

    Holonyms ("dog stinkhorn" is a member of...):

    order Phallales; Phallales (order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)

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