Lycoperdaceae
plural noun
Ly·co·per·da·ce·ae
ˌlīkō(ˌ)pərˈdāsēˌē
: a family of fungi (order Lycoperdales) comprising the puffballs and having a spherical fruiting body with a flexible peridium of two or three layers enclosing a chambered gleba that appears solid and white when young and at maturity is filled with masses of powdery dark spores
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Lycoperdon, type genus + -aceae