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Puffball

noun
1.
Any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature.  Synonym: true puffball.
2.
Any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles.  Synonyms: earthball, false truffle, hard-skinned puffball.



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"Puffball" Quotes from Famous Books



... the pillow where his head had lain only a moment before. The air-cushion disintegrated into smoldering dust. Grant's weapon spat viciously. A hail of tiny bullets rattled against the panel, and exploded, each in a puffball of flame. ...
— Pirates of the Gorm • Nat Schachner


Words linked to "Puffball" :   Lycoperdaceae, fungus, family Lycoperdaceae, star earthball, giant puffball, Scleroderma bovista, Scleroderma citrinum, genus Scleroderma, scleroderma, Calvatia gigantea, Scleroderma aurantium, smooth earthball, Scleroderma flavidium


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