Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of gasteromycetous fungi, or puffballs, closely allied to Lycoperdon, but differing from the latter in the absence of a sterile base, and in the structure of the covering or peridium, the outer part of which shells off.
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The Puff Ball (_Lycoperdon giganteum bovista_) grows usually on the borders of fields, in orchards, or meadows, also on dry downs, and occasionally in gardens.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Pisolithus tinctorus (left) and scleroderma bovista.
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Pisolithus tinctorus (left) and scleroderma bovista.
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The largest size was called the Giant Puff-ball (Calvatia bovista).”
Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Caroline A. Burgin
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