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false truffle

DEFINITIONS OF: false truffle

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n any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle

Types:
Rhizopogon idahoensis
a large whitish Rhizopogon that becomes greyish brown in maturity
Truncocolumella citrina
a fungus with a round yellow to orange fruiting body that is found on the surface of the ground or partially buried; has a distinctive sterile column extending into the spore-bearing tissue
Type of:
fungus
an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

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

Synonyms:
earthball, hard-skinned puffball, puffball
Types:
Scleroderma aurantium, Scleroderma citrinum
an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts
Scleroderma flavidium, star earthball
an earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbel
Scleroderma bovista, smooth earthball
an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity
Type of:
fungus
an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
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