Genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium.
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Examples for "Lycoperdon"
Examples for "Lycoperdon"
1The genus Lycoperdon belongs to this group, and it contains the puff-balls so common in this country.
2The adis, an excellent pea, and the Lycoperdon, or wild potato, grow in the neighborhood of Aleppo.
3We also found, besides a small Boletus stipitatus, of a snow-white colour, the Boletus igniarius, and the Lycoperdon stellatum of Europe.
4Lycoperdon tuber, truffles, -in the Hanger and High-wood.
5I have already drawn your attention to the anaesthetic properties of the lycoperdon, or common puff-ball.
1The genus Lycoperdon belongs to this group, and it contains the puff-balls so common in this country.
Translations for genus Lycoperdon