noun
order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes
• Syn: ↑order Phallales
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gasteromycetes, ↑class Gasteromycetes, ↑Gastromycetes, ↑class Gastromycetes
• Member Meronyms:
↑Phallaceae, ↑family Phallaceae, ↑stinkhorn, ↑carrion fungus, ↑dog stinkhorn, ↑Mutinus caninus, ↑Clathraceae, ↑family Clathraceae
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\\fəˈlā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: 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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.