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Calvatia

noun

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

• Syn: ↑genus Calvatia

• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Lycoperdaceae, ↑family Lycoperdaceae

• Member Meronyms: ↑giant puffball, ↑Calvatia gigantea

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\\kalˈvāsh(ē)ə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Latin calvus bald

: a genus of fungi (family Lycoperdaceae) including the giant puffball (C. gigantea) that have outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores

Useful english dictionary. 2012.