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| NOUN | 1 | puffball, true puffball | Any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature |
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| 2 | puffball, earthball, false truffle, hard-skinned puffball | Any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles |
| Meaning | Any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature. |
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| Synonyms | true puffball |
| Member of | Lycoperdaceae, family Lycoperdaceae |
| Broader | fungus |
| Narrower | giant puffball, Calvatia gigantea |
| Meaning | Any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles. |
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| Synonyms | earthball, false truffle, hard-skinned puffball |
| Member of | Scleroderma, genus Scleroderma |
| Broader | fungus |
| Narrower | Scleroderma citrinum, Scleroderma aurantium; Scleroderma flavidium, star earthball; Scleroderma bovista, smooth earthball |
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