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puffball

puff·ball

UK/ˈpʌfˌbɔːl/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature

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2.

any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles

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Origin

From puff + ball.

Phrases

  • brain puffball
  • brown puffball
  • common puffball
  • corkstar puffball
  • Curtis's puffball
  • dusky puffball
  • dusty puffball
  • dwarf puffball

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