COMMON STINKHORN

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Meaning:

A common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatism

Synonyms:

common stinkhorn; Phallus impudicus

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Nouns denoting plants

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

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

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

genus Phallus; Phallus (genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem)

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