1. any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature; [syn: puffball, true puffball]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
true puffball
n 1: any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose
round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when
mature [syn: puffball, true puffball]