genus lycoperdon

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   genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium

   SynonymsLycoperdon

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofLycoperdaceae

Questions about genus lycoperdon

What does genus lycoperdon mean?

genus lycoperdon means "genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium".

What is another word for genus lycoperdon?

Close synonyms include Lycoperdon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus lycoperdon a common word?

genus lycoperdon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.