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lycoperdon
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lycoperdon has 1 sense
- lycoperdon(n = noun.plant) genus lycoperdon - genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium; Array is a kind of fungus genus
is a member of family lycoperdaceae, lycoperdaceae
CIDE DICTIONARY
lycoperdon, prop. n. [NL., from Gr. wolf + to break wind.].
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]
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