false_truffle
1. [ noun ] (botany) any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle
Related terms: fungus Rhizopogon_idahoensis Truncocolumella_citrina Rhizopogonaceae
2. [ noun ] (botany) any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
Synonyms: puffball hard-skinned_puffball earthball
Related terms: fungus Scleroderma_citrinum Scleroderma_bovista Scleroderma_flavidium Scleroderma
Similar spelling:   false_teeth
  false_heather
  false_topaz