puffball

[puhf-bawl] /ˈpʌfˌbɔl/
noun
1.
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.
Origin
1640-50; puff + ball1
Examples from the web for puffball
  • 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