PUFFBALL
\pˈʌfbɔːl], \pˈʌfbɔːl], \p_ˈʌ_f_b_ɔː_l]\
Definitions of PUFFBALL
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any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
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any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature
By Princeton University
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).