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TRUE PUFFBALL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

puffball; true puffball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("true puffball" is a kind 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "true puffball"):

Calvatia gigantea; giant puffball (huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight)

Holonyms ("true puffball" is a member of...):

family Lycoperdaceae; Lycoperdaceae (a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs)

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