earthball

Definitions of earthball

1. noun

   any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
   synonyms: false truffle, hard-skinned puffball, puffball

   types:

   Scleroderma aurantium, Scleroderma citrinum

   an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts

   Scleroderma flavidium, star earthball

   an earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbel

   Scleroderma bovista, smooth earthball

   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

   type of:

   fungus

   an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia