Phallales

plural noun

Phal·​la·​les

fəˈlā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of fungi (subclass Homobasidiomycetes) comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose hymenium is on an elongated or enlarged receptacle that is slimy and fetid at maturity see clathraceae, phallaceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Phallus + -ales

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