puffball

Noun
  1. Any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature (synset 113064686)
    is a type of: fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
    subtypes: calvatia gigantea, giant puffball - huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight
    belongs to: family lycoperdaceae, lycoperdaceae - a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs
    same as: true puffball
  2. Any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles (synset 112989891)
    is a type of: fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
    subtypes:
    • scleroderma 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 warts
    • scleroderma 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 umbel
    • scleroderma 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 maturity
    belongs to: genus scleroderma, scleroderma - genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles
    same as: earthball, false truffle, hard-skinned puffball

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