noun
small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars
• Syn: ↑Lycoperdales
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gasteromycetes, ↑class Gasteromycetes, ↑Gastromycetes, ↑class Gastromycetes
• Member Meronyms: ↑Lycoperdaceae, ↑family Lycoperdaceae, ↑Geastraceae, ↑family Geastraceae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.