puffball
n 1: any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round
fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature
[syn: true puffball]
2: any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having
hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling
truffles [syn: earthball, false truffle, hard-skinned
puffball]