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noun
A fungus of the genus Scleroderma within the family Sclerodermataceae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: false truffle, puffball, hard-skinned puffball
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fungus
Narrower terms: Scleroderma citrinum, Scleroderma aurantium, Scleroderma flavidium, star earthball, Scleroderma bovista, smooth earthball
History
From earth + ball.
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