noun
- round white or brown fungi that release spores in a cloud when mature or disturbed
Usage: mycology
Examples
- The children kicked the dried puffballs and watched the spores fly everywhere.
- Giant puffballs can grow as large as basketballs in the right conditions.
- When mature, puffballs burst open to release thousands of tiny spores.
- We found several small puffballs growing near the rotting log.
- The forest floor was dotted with white puffballs after the recent rains.
- Some puffballs are edible when young and completely white inside.