lycoperdonosis

lycoperdonosis definition - medical

ly·co·per·do·no·sis (līˌkə-pûrˌdə-nōˈsĭs)

noun
A respiratory disease caused by inhaling the spores of the puffballs Lycoperdon pyriforme and L. bovista.

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