Ly`co`per´don
| prop. n. | 1. | (Bot.) 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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| Noun | 1. |  Lycoperdon - genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy myceliumfungus genus - includes lichen genera family Lycoperdaceae, Lycoperdaceae - a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs |
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