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Puffball

noun

Any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature. Synonym: true puffball.

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