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true puffball

DEFINITIONS OF: true puffball

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

Synonyms:
puffball
Types:
Calvatia gigantea, giant puffball
huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight
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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