Scleroderma bovista

Definitions of Scleroderma bovista

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: smooth earthball

   type of:

   earthball, false truffle, hard-skinned puffball, puffball

   any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles