Definition of Lycoperdon. Meaning of Lycoperdon. Synonyms of Lycoperdon

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Definition of Lycoperdon

Lycoperdon
Lycoperdon Ly`co*per"don, n. [NL., from Gr. ? wolf + ? to break wind.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke when the plant is compressed or burst; puffball.

Meaning of Lycoperdon from wikipedia

- Lycoperdon caudatum (Syn. Lycoperdon pedicellatum) J.Schröt. Lycoperdon curtisii Lycoperdon echinatum Pers. Lycoperdon ericaceum (Syn. Lycoperdon muscorum)...
- Lycoperdaceae: Lycoperdon Lycoperdon foetidum (Lycoperdon nigrescens) Lycoperdon perlatum Lycoperdon pulcherrimum Lycoperdon pusillum Lycoperdon pyriforme...
- Lycoperdon echinatum, commonly known as the spiny puffball or the spring puffball, is a type of puffball mushroom in the family Agaricaceae. The saprobic...
- Enteridium lycoperdon, the false puffball, is one of the more obvious species of slime mould or Myxogastria, typically seen in its reproductive phase as...
- Lycoperdon umbrinum, commonly known as the umber-brown puffball, is a type of Puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It is found in China, Europe...
- Lycoperdon nigrescens, with the synonym Lycoperdon foetidum, commonly known as the dusky puffball, is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon...
- Lycoperdon perlatum, po****rly known as the common puffball, warted puffball, gem-studded puffball or devil's snuff-box, is a species of puffball fungus...
- Lycoperdon curtisii is a type of puffball mushroom in the genus Lycoperdon. It was first described scientifically in 1859 by Miles Joseph Berkeley. Vascellum...
- septica cells aggregate to form a soft m****. Trichia varia Enteridium lycoperdon sporangium. Spores can dis**** in air or water, or by slime mold flies...
- Norway after purposely inhaling a large quantity of Lycoperdon spores to stop a nosebleed. Lycoperdon species are sometimes used in folk medicine in the...