STALKED PUFFBALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stalked puffball mean? 

• STALKED PUFFBALL (noun)
  The noun STALKED PUFFBALL has 2 senses:

1. mushroom of the genus Tulostoma that resembles a puffball

2. a variety of Podaxaceae

  Familiarity information: STALKED PUFFBALL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STALKED PUFFBALL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mushroom of the genus Tulostoma that resembles a puffball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("stalked puffball" is a kind 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)

Holonyms ("stalked puffball" is a member of...):

genus Tulestoma; genus Tulostoma; Tulestoma; Tulostoma (type genus of the Tulostomaceae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A variety of Podaxaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("stalked puffball" is a kind of...):

Podaxaceae (a variety of gastromycete)