| NOUN | plant | family Lycoperdaceae, Lycoperdaceae | a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales |
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| Meaning | A fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs. | |
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| Synonym | Lycoperdaceae | |
| Member of | Lycoperdales, order Lycoperdales | small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies |
| Members | Calvatia, genus Calvatia | genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores |
| Lycoperdon, genus Lycoperdon | genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium | |
| puffball, true puffball | Any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature | |
| Broader | fungus family | Includes lichen families |
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