octopus stinkhorn
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Noun edit
octopus stinkhorn (plural octopus stinkhorns)
- A fungus of the genus Clathrus, especially C. archeri, featuring pink or white 'arms' and an odor similar to rotten meat.
- 2005 December 10, Yvonne Swanson, “Olfactory assault”, in St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, page 3F:
- There are many types of stinkhorn fungus, including the orange squid or octopus stinkhorn (Clathrus columnatus) that has branched fingers and secretes a brown gooey-looking substance that smells worse than it looks.
- 2014 December 27, “Moor walker finds a ‘Octopus Stinkhorn’”, in Western Daily Press, Bristol, page 6:
- A walker was stunned after spotting a rare smelly fungus – which is bright pink with “tentacles” and is known as “Octopus Stinkhorn”.
- 2016 March 22, “Devil of a fungus in Bush Capital”, in The Canberra Times, page 8:
- A native fungus, the Octopus Stinkhorn, or Devil's Fingers, still smells of rotting meat regardless of what it's called.
- 2019 October 20, anonymous author, “Tread softly, for you tread on my mushrooms”, in Country Life, Bath, England, page 25:
- Meanwhile, a rare octopus stinkhorn or devil's fingertips (Clathus archeri, below right) has popped up at RHS Garden Rosemoor in Devon.
Synonyms edit
- (Clathrus archeri): devil's fingers
- (Clathrus columnatus): column stinkhorn
