star earthball

Definitions of star earthball

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: Scleroderma flavidium

   type of:

   earthball, false truffle, hard-skinned puffball, puffball

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