Found 2 items, similar to Lycoperdon.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Lycoperdon Lycoperdon n : genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium [syn: genus Lycoperdon]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lycoperdon Lycoperdon \Ly`co*per"don\, prop. n. [NL., from Gr. ? wolf + ? to break wind.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke when the plant is compressed or burst; puffball. [1913 Webster]