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Calvatia

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n.1.a genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores.
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Noun1.Calvatia - genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the sporesCalvatia - genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores
genus Calvatia
fungus genus - includes lichen genera
family Lycoperdaceae, Lycoperdaceae - a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs
Calvatia gigantea, giant puffball - huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight
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IN 1973, Bellingham newsagent Frank Mattinson found a calvatia maxima - otherwise known as a giant puffball.
Giant puggball find causes a stir by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Puffballs, known as calvatia gigantea by scientists, are rarely found in Scotland.
TAKING TOO MUSH-ROOM by The Mirror (London, England)
Interaction of fungal spores with the lungs: distribution and retention of inhaled Calvatia excipuliformis spores.
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