Lycoperdon

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, wolf) and πέρδομαι (pérdomai, to break wind, fart), a calque of French vesse-de-loup.

Proper noun

Lycoperdon n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Agaricaceae – many puffballs.