any of various basidiomycetous fungi, especially of the genus Lycoperdon and allied genera, characterized by a ball-like fruit body that emits a cloud of spores when broken.
However, when the puffball matures, the flesh turns brown.
Each amanita starts as an egg-shaped button that can resemble a small puffball.
Or if you want to have a little fun, you can make a puffball pizza.
British Dictionary definitions for puffball
puffball
/ˈpʌfˌbɔːl/
noun
1.
any of various basidiomycetous saprotrophic fungi of the genera Calvatia and Lycoperdon, having a round fruiting body that discharges a cloud of brown spores when mature