 puffball |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature | |
| Synonyms: | true_puffball | |
| Related terms: | fungus giant_puffball Lycoperdaceae | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles | |
| Synonyms: | false_truffle hard-skinned_puffball earthball | |
| Related terms: | fungus Scleroderma_citrinum Scleroderma_bovista Scleroderma_flavidium Scleroderma | |
| Similar spelling: |
pupal |
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