lycoperdales(n = noun.plant) order lycoperdales - small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars;
is a kind of fungus order
is a member of class gasteromycetes, class gastromycetes, gasteromycetes, gastromycetes
A small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies: puffpalls; earthstars. [WordNet 1.5]