puffball

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noun

1. any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature
• Syn:
true puffball
• Hypernyms:
fungus
• Hyponyms:
giant puffball, Calvatia gigantea
• Member Holonyms:
Lycoperdaceae, family Lycoperdaceae
2. any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
• Syn:
earthball, false truffle, hard-skinned puffball
• Hypernyms:
fungus
• Hyponyms:
Scleroderma citrinum, Scleroderma aurantium, Scleroderma flavidium, star earthball, Scleroderma bovista, smooth earthball
• Member Holonyms:
Scleroderma, genus Scleroderma