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Genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium
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lycoperdon
Word definitions for lycoperdon in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
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Lycoperdon is a genus of puffball mushrooms. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 50 species. In general, it contains the smaller species such as the pear-shaped puffball and the gem-studded puffball. It was formerly classified within ...
Usage examples of lycoperdon.
I have already drawn your attention to the anaesthetic properties of the lycoperdon, or common puff-ball.
I had heard that the Lycoperdon giganteum reaches nine feet in circumference, but here were white mushrooms, nearly forty feet high, and with tops of equal dimensions.
The genus Lycoperdon belongs to this group, and it contains the puff-balls so common in this country.
The Lycoperdons contain several genera, among which we select the Puff-balls proper and the Earth stars.