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- [puhf-bawl]
- /ˈpʌfˌbɔl/
- /ˈpʌf.bɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhf-bawl]
- /ˈpʌfˌbɔl/
Definitions of puffball word
- noun puffball any of various basidiomycetous fungi, especially of the genus Lycoperdon and allied genera, characterized by a ball-like fruit body that emits a cloud of spores when broken. 1
- noun puffball round mushroom 1
- countable noun puffball A puffball is a round fungus which bursts when it is ripe and sends a cloud of seeds into the air. 0
- noun puffball any of various basidiomycetous saprotrophic fungi of the genera Calvatia and Lycoperdon, having a round fruiting body that discharges a cloud of brown spores when mature 0
- noun puffball any of various round basidiomycetous fungi (esp. order Lycoperdales) that burst at the touch, when mature, and discharge a brown powder 0
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Origin of puffball
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; puff + ball1
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Parts of speech for Puffball
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
puffball popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
puffball usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with puffball
- how to cook puffball mushrooms?
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- what is a puffball?
- where to find puffball mushrooms?
- how to cook puffball mushroom?
- how to get rid of puffball fungus?
- what is puffball?
- how to make a puffball skirt?
- how to make a puffball?
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