puffball
Round sporulating mushroom
A puffball is a type of fungus with a round, ball-shaped body that releases spores in a dusty cloud when mature and pressed or struck.
Children delight in stepping on them.
Figuratively, puffball describes anything soft, round, and fluffy: a puffball of white fur, puffball sleeves.
Curved like circle
- sphericalGlobe-like in form
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- orbLuminous celestial body
globe · bulbous · plump · squishy · marshmallow · knobby · warty · textured
Scientific study of fungi
- myceliumFungal filament network
- sporeAsexual reproductive cell
- hyphaeFungal filamentous structures
- gilledHaving respiratory slits
earthball · cap · stem · edible · foraging · decomposer · woodland · duff
Spreading in many directions
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- dustFine settled particles
- powderFine dry particles
release · germination · sporulation · wind · squeeze · tap · explosion · billowing
round
Curved like circle
orb · globe · bulbous · plump · squishy · marshmallow · knobby · warty · textured · papery
mycology
Scientific study of fungi
gilled · earthball · cap · stem · edible · foraging · decomposer · woodland · duff · fairy ring
dispersal
Spreading in many directions
powder · release · germination · sporulation · wind · squeeze · tap · explosion · billowing · millions
fleeting
Passing very quickly
short-lived · temporary · decaying · withering · fading · perishable · seasonal · vanishing · brief · evanescent
forest
Tree-dense ecosystem
woodland · pasture · clearing · deadwood · leaf litter · soil · decaying · rotting · damp · shaded
- puffballs
- soil fungiPenicillium, mycorrhizae, Amanita, bolete, truffle
- fungimushroom, mushrooms, toadstool, toadstools, yeast
- mushroomsshiitake, portobello, button mushroom, cremini, morels
- mycologymycology, mushroom, toadstool, mycelium, mycorrhizae
- mushroom foragingmorel, chanterelle, porcini, bolete, truffle
puffballagaric
Gilled, capped fungus
toadstool · chanterelle · portobello · shiitake · morel
puffballrock
Solid earthen material
stone · cannonball · lead weight · brick · bowling ball