puffball

puff·ball

P0649800 (pŭf′bôl′)n.1. Any of various fungi chiefly of the family Lycoperdaceae, having a ball-shaped fruiting body that when pressed or struck releases clouds of small spores.2. Informal The rounded head of a dandelion that has gone to seed.

puffball

(ˈpʌfˌbɔːl) n (Plants) any of various basidiomycetous saprotrophic fungi of the genera Calvatia and Lycoperdon, having a round fruiting body that discharges a cloud of brown spores when mature

puff•ball

(ˈpʌfˌbɔl)

n. any of various globular stalkless fungi, of the genus Lycoperdon and allied genera, that emit a cloud of spores when pressed or broken. [1640–50]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	puffball - any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when maturetrue puffballfungus - 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
	2.	puffball - any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling trufflesearthball, hard-skinned puffball, false trufflegenus Scleroderma, Scleroderma - genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false trufflesScleroderma aurantium, Scleroderma citrinum - an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small wartsScleroderma flavidium, star earthball - an earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbelScleroderma bovista, smooth earthball - an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturityfungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

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