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puffball


Definition: Meaning of, puffball in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpʌfbɔːl /

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puffball puffballs
[countable]
  1. a type of round white FUNGUS that bursts to send out its seeds
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puffball used in phrases

  • giant puffball (noun)
    1. huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight
  • hard-skinned puffball (noun)
    1. any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
  • stalked puffball (noun)
    1. mushroom of the genus Tulostoma that resembles a puffball
    2. a variety of Podaxaceae
  • true puffball (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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