CALVATIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Calvatia mean? 

• CALVATIA (noun)
  The noun CALVATIA has 1 sense:

1. genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores

  Familiarity information: CALVATIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALVATIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Calvatia; genus Calvatia

Hypernyms ("Calvatia" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Calvatia"):

Calvatia gigantea; giant puffball (huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight)

Holonyms ("Calvatia" is a member of...):

family Lycoperdaceae; Lycoperdaceae (a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs)