Look up: Lycoperdon

1. Lycoperdon
   [n] - genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium
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2. Lycoperdon
   Ly`co·per'don noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... wolf + ... to break wind.] (Botany) 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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3. lycoperdon
   <botany> 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. ... Origin: NL, from Gr. Wolf + to break wind. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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4. Lycoperdon
   genus Lycoperdon noun genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium
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5. Lycoperdon
   • (n.) 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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6. Lycoperdon
   (from the article `Lycoperdaceae`) Lycoperdon is a genus of 50 cosmopolitan species of small common puffballs. L. perlatum (gemmatum) has spotlike scars on the surface and is edible ...
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7. Lycoperdon
   Type: Term Pronunciation: lī′kō-per′don Definitions: 1. A genus of fungi (family Lycoperdaceae), some species of which have been used medicinally, in alternative medicine, by nasal inhalation to treat epistaxis. The spores of Lycoperdon bovista (Lycoperdon gemmatum, Lycoperdon ...
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8. Lycoperdon
   `Lycoperdon` is a genus of isbn=978-0-85199-826-8-->--> In general, it contains the smaller species such as the pear shaped puffball and the gem studded puffball. Most of the time they grow from dead wood and if they grow through the ground they usually indicate that wood is buried. It was fo...
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