true puffball

Thesaurus

Noun

1.true puffball - any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when maturepuffballfungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytiafamily Lycoperdaceae, Lycoperdaceae - a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballsCalvatia gigantea, giant puffball - huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight