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from The Century Dictionary.
- An order of basidiomycetous fungi, which consists of the two families Clathraceæ and Phallaceæ. Many of the species have a very unpleasant odor, on account of which they are commonly known as stinkhorns. Sometimes called
Phallineæ .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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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