HyperDic: family_lycoperdaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Lycoperdaceae:
NOUNplantfamily Lycoperdaceae, Lycoperdaceaea fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales
English > family Lycoperdaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs.
SynonymLycoperdaceae
Member ofLycoperdales, order Lycoperdalessmall order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies
MembersCalvatia, genus Calvatiagenus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores
Lycoperdon, genus Lycoperdongenus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium
puffball, true puffballAny of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature
Broaderfungus familyIncludes lichen families

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