Lycoperdaceae

plural noun
Ly·​co·​per·​da·​ce·​ae | \ ˌlīkō(ˌ)pərˈdāsēˌē\

Definition of Lycoperdaceae

: a family of fungi (order Lycoperdales) comprising the puffballs and having a spherical fruiting body with a flexible peridium of two or three layers enclosing a chambered gleba that appears solid and white when young and at maturity is filled with masses of powdery dark spores

History and Etymology for Lycoperdaceae

New Latin, from Lycoperdon, type genus + -aceae

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