puffball

[ puhf-bawl ]

/ ˈpʌfˌbɔl /

noun

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 of puffball

First recorded in1640–50; puff + ball¹

Words nearby puffball

Puerto Vallarta, PUFA, Pufendorf, puff, puff adder, puffball, puffbird, puffed-up, puffer, puffery, puffin

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Example sentences from the Web for puffball

Some one had once aptly described her as a hedgehog with the protective mimicry of a puffball.
When William Came|Saki
It is called the puffball in English, but its French name is the vesse-de-loup.
The Life of the Fly|J. Henri Fabre
In a night a puffball will grow prodigiously, and in the same short period a mass of paste may be covered with mould.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
A hail of tiny bullets rattled against the panel, and exploded, each in a puffball of flame.
Pirates of the Gorm|Nat Schachner

The puffball very quickly increased in size and weight so that it was all the turtle could bear.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised)|Melvin Randolph Gilmore

British Dictionary definitions for puffball

puffball

/ (ˈpʌfˌbɔːl) /

noun

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

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单词	puffball
释义	puffball [ puhf-bawl ] / ˈpʌfˌbɔl / noun 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 of puffball First recorded in1640–50; puff + ball¹ Words nearby puffball Puerto Vallarta, PUFA, Pufendorf, puff, puff adder, puffball, puffbird, puffed-up, puffer, puffery, puffin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for puffball Some one had once aptly described her as a hedgehog with the protective mimicry of a puffball. When William Came\|Saki It is called the puffball in English, but its French name is the vesse-de-loup. The Life of the Fly\|J. Henri Fabre In a night a puffball will grow prodigiously, and in the same short period a mass of paste may be covered with mould. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses\|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke A hail of tiny bullets rattled against the panel, and exploded, each in a puffball of flame. Pirates of the Gorm\|Nat Schachner The puffball very quickly increased in size and weight so that it was all the turtle could bear. Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised)\|Melvin Randolph Gilmore British Dictionary definitions for puffball puffball / (ˈpʌfˌbɔːl) / noun 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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