Scleroderma bovista

Noun

Meaning

an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

smooth earthball

Hypernyms

puffball false truffle earthball hard-skinned puffball

Close letter words and terms

scleroderm scleroderma Scleroderma aurantium scleroderma circumscribed scleroderma circumscripta Scleroderma citrinum