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What is "puffball" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 09-07-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does puffball mean in English? Meaning of puffball definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "puffball" in English? Definition and Explanations

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

Noun

  • Meaning: any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature
  • Synonyms: puffball true puffball
  • Hyponyms: calvatia gigantea giant puffball
  • Hypernyms: fungus

    • Meaning of "puffball": any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles

    Noun

  • Meaning: any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
  • Synonyms: earthball false truffle hard-skinned puffball puffball
  • Hyponyms: scleroderma aurantium scleroderma bovista scleroderma citrinum scleroderma flavidium smooth earthball star earthball
  • Hypernyms: fungus

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