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Answer for the clue "Genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores ", 8 letters:
calvatia

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Calvatia is a genus of puffball mushrooms that includes the spectacular giant puffball C. gigantea . It was formerly classified within the now-obsolete order Lycoperdales , which, following a restructuring of fungal taxonomy brought about by molecular phylogeny ...

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Calvatia \Calvatia\ n. a genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores. Syn: genus Calvatia .