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Puffball Definition & Meaning

puffball
noun
  1. any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature
  2. any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard- skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles

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What does puffball mean?
any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard- skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
What part of speech is puffball?
Puffball is a noun.
How many definitions does puffball have?
Puffball has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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