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puffball

/ puffball /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature
Type of:
fungus
Kinds of:
giant puffball Calvatia gigantea
Has parts:
Lycoperdaceae family Lycoperdaceae
noun Sense 2
any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
Type of:
fungus
Kinds of:
Scleroderma citrinum Scleroderma aurantium Scleroderma flavidium star earthball Scleroderma bovista
Has parts:
Scleroderma genus Scleroderma
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
2
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fungus giant puffball Calvatia gigantea Scleroderma citrinum Scleroderma aurantium Scleroderma flavidium star earthball Scleroderma bovista