CALVATIA

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Calvatia; genus Calvatia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Calvatia" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Calvatia"):

Calvatia gigantea; giant puffball (huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight)

Holonyms ("Calvatia" is a member of...):

family Lycoperdaceae; Lycoperdaceae (a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs)