Hypernym

noun

an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

Member_meronym

Scleroderma 2

noun

genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles

earthball 1

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles

Synonyms

false truffle 2
any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
puffball 2
any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
hard-skinned puffball 1
any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles

Hyponym

Scleroderma citrinum 1

noun

an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts

Scleroderma flavidium 1

noun

an earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbel

Scleroderma bovista 1

noun

an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity

Member_holonym

Scleroderma 2

noun

genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles