puffball Definition
puff·ball (puf′bôl′)
noun
any of various round basidiomycetous fungi (esp. order Lycoperdales) that burst at the touch, when mature, and discharge a brown powder
puffball Usage Examples
Converse of object
call: To call puffball ( successfully ) you need to give a process identifier data base and a results data base.
Adjective modifier
- giant: Giant Puffballs the size of a football can occasionally be found.
- little: In the sky around the aircraft appeared little puffballs of smoke as the antiaircraft gunners on the warships brought their sights to bear.
Modifies a noun
- mushroom: John and Rob who have discovered this small puffball mushroom in the Airborne Forces area in the Grove.
- dress: Her sensational puffball dress and matching coat were covered in the romantic red blooms.
- utility: This will be used later with the puffball utility to select specific data in order to draw graphs.
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